feed
gb/fˈid/ us/fˈid/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2300
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A1
action
1
Give food to someone/something
To give food to a person or animal.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to feed [someone/something] [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'feed' with 'eat'. 'Feed' means to give food, while 'eat' means to consume food yourself.
పర్యాయపదాలు
nourish (Slightly more formal and often implies promoting growth or health.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
starve (Means to suffer or cause suffering from lack of food.)
పదకలయికలు
feed the animals
|feed the baby
|feed the fish
|feed a family
విషయాలు
daily life
|animals
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
ఉదాహరణలు
- I need to feed the cat before we leave.
- She fed the baby with a bottle.
- Farmers feed the cows twice a day.
- Please feed the fish once every morning.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I feed my dog every day.
- She feeds her baby milk.
- They feed the birds in the park.
- We feed the chickens in the morning.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Supply something continuously
To give something like information, material, or power without stopping.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to feed [something] into/with [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think 'feed' here always refers to food; in this sense it can be about any continuous supply, not just food.
పర్యాయపదాలు
supply (General term for providing something; may not imply continuous flow.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
cut off (Means to stop providing something.)
పదకలయికలు
feed data into
|feed information to
|feed electricity to
విషయాలు
technology
|communication
|business
ఉదాహరణలు
- The camera feeds live images to the control room.
- They fed the machine with raw materials.
- The program feeds data into the central database.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The phone feeds power to the lights.
- We feed data into the computer.
- The TV feeds news all day.
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
3
Food for animals
Food made for animals to eat.
పర్యాయపదాలు
fodder (Mainly used for livestock; more formal or agricultural term.)
పదకలయికలు
cattle feed
|chicken feed
|fish feed
విషయాలు
animals
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- The farmer bought feed for the chickens.
- We store the horse feed in that shed.
- This feed is high in protein for the cows.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I buy feed for my dog.
- The farmer gives feed to the cows.
- We put fish feed in the pond.
నామవాచకం
B1
entity
4
Stream of content or data
A list that shows new online posts or news as they happen.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners confuse 'feed' here with 'food'. In technology, it means a stream of information, not something you eat.
పర్యాయపదాలు
stream (Can refer generally to continuous flow of data; not limited to lists of posts.)
పదకలయికలు
news feed
|social media feed
|live feed
విషయాలు
technology
|media
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- I checked my news feed this morning.
- Her Facebook feed is full of travel photos.
- The live feed showed the event in real time.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I look at my news feed every day.
- The live feed shows the game now.
- My feed has many pictures of cats.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
feed
IPA
GB/fˈid/
US/fˈid/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
feed (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (feed)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: feed
- Plural: feed, feeds
Verb
- Base: feed
- 3rd Person Singular: feeds
- Present Participle: feeding
- Past: fed
- Past Participle: fed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
feeds
noun
feeding
verb
fed
verb
Core family
food
noun A1
Related words
feeder
noun A2
overfeed
verb
Negative and opposite forms
underfeed
verb
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Irregular past: fed Verb
- Irregular past participle: fed Verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
bite the hand that feeds you
1/bˈaɪt ðə hˈænd ðˈæt fˈidz jˈu/
idiom
Harm someone who helps you
To hurt or be unkind to someone who has helped you.
ఉదాహరణలు
- He bit the hand that fed him by criticizing his mentor.
- Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
feed into
1/fˈid ˈɪntu/
phrasal verb
Contribute into a process/system
To add or give something directly into a process, system, or situation.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The results will feed into the final report.
- Local opinions will feed into the planning process.
feed on
1/fˈid ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Get energy or satisfaction from something
To get energy, strength, or feelings from something.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Lions feed on meat in the wild.
- Some people feed on attention from others.
feel like feeding time at the zoo
1/fˈil lˈaɪk fˈidɪŋ tˈaɪm ˈæt ðə zˈu/
idiom
informal
Seem noisy and chaotic scene
To seem very noisy and busy, like when animals are fed at a zoo.
ఉదాహరణలు
- With all the kids shouting, it felt like feeding time at the zoo.
- The cafeteria was so loud it felt like feeding time at the zoo.