forage

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɔrɪdʒ, ˈfɑr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôr′ij, for′-)

Inflections of 'forage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
forages
v 3rd person singular
foraging
v pres p
foraged
v past
foraged
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•age /ˈfɔrɪdʒ, ˈfɑr-/USA pronunciation   n., v., -aged, -ag•ing. 
n. [uncountable]
  1. Agriculturefood for horses or cattle;
    fodder.

v. 
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions: [no object]foraging through the countryside for food.[~ + object]foraged the countryside for food.
  2. to search about:[no object]foraging for supplies.
  3. to obtain by foraging:[~ + object]to forage berries.
for•ag•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
for•age  (fôr′ij, for′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -aged, -ag•ing. 
n. 
  1. Agriculturefood for horses or cattle;
    fodder;
    provender.
  2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.
  3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.
  4. a raid.

v.i. 
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions.
  2. to search about;
    seek;
    rummage;
    hunt:He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.
  3. to make a raid.

v.t. 
  1. to collect forage from;
    strip of supplies;
    plunder:to forage the countryside.
  2. to supply with forage.
  3. to obtain by foraging.
  • Gmc)
  • Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (
  • Middle English 1275–1325
for′ag•er, n. 
    1. See feed. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forage /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ n
  1. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw
  2. the act of searching for food or provisions
 vb
  1. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc
  2. (intransitive) to carry out a raid
  3. (transitive) to obtain by searching about
  4. (transitive) to give food or other provisions to
  5. (transitive) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodderˈforager n
'forage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alfalfa - barley - bluegrass - clover - fenugreek - fodder - forage cap - foray - gain - millet - mung bean - rustle up - rye-grass - sainfoin - soya bean - white clover - alfilaria - alsike clover - Alyce clover - beggarweed - berseem - bird's-foot trefoil - bloat - blue stem - cowpea - crested wheatgrass - crimson clover - dairyland - einkorn - emmer - endosulfan - ervil - feed - feterita - field crop - field pea - foraging ant - free-range - grain sorghum - guar - guinea grass - hairy vetch - hay - haylage - jack bean - kudzu vine - lespedeza - little bluestem - lovegrass - Lyon bean
Synonyms: hunt, search, seek, more...

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