forage

• اسم يشير إلى الطعام الذي يُجمع للحيوانات، وخاصة العلف أو الحشائش والأوراق التي ترعى عليها الماشية، كما يشير إلى الطعام أو المؤن التي تُجمع من الطبيعة للإنسان أو الحيوان.

A noun referring to food, especially food gathered from the wild for animals or humans, such as hay for livestock or wild plants and berries.

غير معدود

1. Food for animalsB2formal

   Bulk food, such as hay or grass, for horses, cattle, or other livestock.

   عَلَف الحيوانات

   • The farmer stored enough forage for the winter.
   • The horses were fed a mix of hay and other forage.
   • During the drought, the supply of natural forage was scarce.

   المرادفاتfeedfoddergrasshayherbagepastureprovendersilage

2. Act of searching for foodB2formal

   The act of searching widely for food or provisions.

   البحث عن الطعام

   • The animals went on a daily forage for berries and roots.
   • Their forage through the forest yielded wild mushrooms.
   • The tribe's survival depended on their daily forage.

   المرادفاتhuntquestsearchseeking

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على البحث الواسع عن الطعام أو المؤن، أو على الحفر والتنقيب بحثًا عن شيء ما.

A verb used to indicate the act of searching widely for food or provisions, or to rummage for something.

1. Search for foodB2formal

   To search widely for food or provisions.

   البحث عن الطعام

   • The bears forage for berries in the forest.
   • Early humans foraged for edible plants and roots.
   • The birds forage in the fields for seeds and insects.

   المرادفاتexploregrubhuntrootrummagescavengescroungesearch

2. Search for somethingB2informal

   To search or rummage for something needed or desired.

   البحث عن شيء

   • He foraged through the drawer for a pen.
   • She foraged in the fridge for leftovers.
   • The children foraged for firewood in the woods.

   المرادفاتcombgrubhuntrootrummagescavengescoursearchseek