Meaning
- Forage (verb): To search widely for food, supplies, or resources, especially in the wild.
- Forage (noun): Food for animals, especially grass or plants eaten by livestock; also the act of searching for provisions.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: Verb / Noun
- Verb type: Intransitive and transitive.
Patterns:
- forage for sth → search for food or supplies.
- forage in/around sth → look around a place for resources.
- animals forage → when animals feed in the wild.
Common Phrases
- Forage for food – search for something to eat.
- Forage around – look through things or places for what is needed.
- Animal forage – grass or crops eaten by farm animals.
- Go foraging – go out to collect edible plants, mushrooms, etc.
Collocations
- forage for berries / food / supplies
- forage in the forest / fields / cupboards
- forage animals / cattle / sheep
- provide forage crops / winter forage
Examples
- Soldiers had to forage for food in the countryside.
- The campers went into the forest to forage for mushrooms.
- Birds often forage in the fields for seeds and insects.
- She foraged around in her bag for a pen.
- The farmers grew forage crops to feed their livestock.
- Bears spend much of their time foraging before winter.
- The goat was foraging among the rocks for grass.
- We went out to forage for wild herbs near the river.
Synonyms or Related
- Hunt
- Search
- Scavenge
- Gather
- Collect
- Browse (for animals)