- 1[intransitive] forage (for something) (especially of an animal) to search for food The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.
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- 2[intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person) to search for something, especially using the hands synonym rummage Her assistant was foraging in a cabinet for some envelopes.
forage
verbNAmE//ˈfɔrɪdʒ//, NAmE//ˈfɑrɪdʒ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they forage ,
he / she / it forages ,
past simple foraged ,
-ing form foraging ,
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