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foraging

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R IH0 JH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of searching for food or other items.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of forage

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of searching for food and provisions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: search, hunt, hunting

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: fødesøgning — the act of searching for food
  • Dutch: voedselverzameling — the act of searching for food
  • Finnish: ruoanetsintä — the act of searching for food
  • Finnish: hortoilu — the act of searching for food
  • Finnish: ruoankeräily — the act of searching for food
  • German: Futtersuche — the act of searching for food
  • Irish: sirtheoireacht — the act of searching for food
  • Japanese: 採餌 (saiji) — the act of searching for food
  • Norwegian: matauk — the act of searching for food
  • Polish: zbieractwo — the act of searching for food
  • Russian: собирательство (sobiratelʹstvo) — the act of searching for food
  • Russian: фуражировка (furažirovka) — the act of searching for food
  • Upper Sorbian: pytanje picy — the act of searching for food
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