How to pronounce forage
American English pronunciation
FOR-ij
- IPA
- /ˈfɔɹɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- FOR · ij (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- FAR-ij
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What forage means
To search the land for wild food
In a sentence: Bears forage in the woods for berries and nuts before winter.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for food for animals, and it is related to fodder and food.
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Compare: forage and scrounge
Scrounge is hunting around for scraps or begging for them, while forage is searching the land for wild food.
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