spoonfeed

verbo irregular

A verb used to indicate the act of providing someone with information or help in a way that requires little effort from them, often implying over-assistance or lack of independence.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar o ato de fornecer informação ou ajuda a alguém de forma tão facilitada que exige o mínimo esforço, muitas vezes implicando excesso de assistência ou falta de autonomia.

1. Feed with a spoon A2 formal

   To feed someone using a spoon, typically a baby or someone who cannot feed themselves.

   • The nurse had to spoonfeed the elderly patient.
   • She spoonfeeds her baby with pureed vegetables.
   • He was too weak to eat on his own, so they spoonfed him.

   🇵🇹Dar de comer com colher

2. Teach without challenging B2 informal

   To provide information or instruction in a way that requires little effort or independent thought from the learner.

   • The teacher was criticized for spoonfeeding the students instead of encouraging critical thinking.
   • Some parents prefer to spoonfeed their children all the answers.
   • Spoonfeeding in education can hinder a student's ability to solve problems independently.

   🇵🇹Dar tudo mastigado

   Sinônimos: babycoddleindulgemollycoddlepamper

   Antônimos: challengeencourageprovokestimulate

• spoonfed past participle
• spoonfed past simple
• spoonfeeding present participle
• spoonfeeds third person singular