feed
gb/fˈid/ us/fˈid/
A1
انگریزی
~ 2300
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
A1
action
1
Give food to someone/something
To give food to a person or animal.
استعمال کا انداز:
to feed [someone/something] [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'feed' with 'eat'. 'Feed' means to give food, while 'eat' means to consume food yourself.
ہم معنی الفاظ
nourish (Slightly more formal and often implies promoting growth or health.)
متضاد الفاظ
starve (Means to suffer or cause suffering from lack of food.)
لفظی تراکیب
feed the animals
|feed the baby
|feed the fish
|feed a family
موضوعات
daily life
|animals
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
فعل
B1
action
2
Supply something continuously
To give something like information, material, or power without stopping.
استعمال کا انداز:
to feed [something] into/with [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may think 'feed' here always refers to food; in this sense it can be about any continuous supply, not just food.
ہم معنی الفاظ
supply (General term for providing something; may not imply continuous flow.)
متضاد الفاظ
cut off (Means to stop providing something.)
لفظی تراکیب
feed data into
|feed information to
|feed electricity to
موضوعات
technology
|communication
|business
مثالیں
- The camera feeds live images to the control room.
- They fed the machine with raw materials.
- The program feeds data into the central database.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The phone feeds power to the lights.
- We feed data into the computer.
- The TV feeds news all day.
اسم
A2
entity
3
Food for animals
Food made for animals to eat.
ہم معنی الفاظ
fodder (Mainly used for livestock; more formal or agricultural term.)
لفظی تراکیب
cattle feed
|chicken feed
|fish feed
موضوعات
animals
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
مثالیں
- The farmer bought feed for the chickens.
- We store the horse feed in that shed.
- This feed is high in protein for the cows.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I buy feed for my dog.
- The farmer gives feed to the cows.
- We put fish feed in the pond.
اسم
B1
entity
4
Stream of content or data
A list that shows new online posts or news as they happen.
عام غلطی:
Some learners confuse 'feed' here with 'food'. In technology, it means a stream of information, not something you eat.
ہم معنی الفاظ
stream (Can refer generally to continuous flow of data; not limited to lists of posts.)
لفظی تراکیب
news feed
|social media feed
|live feed
موضوعات
technology
|media
|communication
مثالیں
- I checked my news feed this morning.
- Her Facebook feed is full of travel photos.
- The live feed showed the event in real time.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I look at my news feed every day.
- The live feed shows the game now.
- My feed has many pictures of cats.
گرامر
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feed
IPA
GB/fˈid/
US/fˈid/
ہجا بندی اور زور
feed (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (feed)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: feed
- Plural: feed, feeds
Verb
- Base: feed
- 3rd Person Singular: feeds
- Present Participle: feeding
- Past: fed
- Past Participle: fed
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
اہم نکات
- Irregular past: fed Verb
- Irregular past participle: fed Verb
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.