feed
/fiːd/verb
उच्चारण फ़ीड
खिलाना; खाना; आपूर्ति करना
Basic word
- 1
[T, I]
to give food to a person or an animal; (of animals) to eat something; to supply something with material; to give advice or information to somebody
खिलाना; खाना; आपूर्ति करना
- Feed the dog.
- Cows feed on grass.
- Radhika feeds the birds on her balcony every morning.
+ 2 more examples
- We fed the baby with a spoon.
- Rabbits mostly feed on grass and vegetables.
Synonyms nourish give food to supply provide eat
Opposite starve
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[U, C]
food for animals; a meal for a baby; a continuous supply of something; a system that sends news or updates online
चारा; आपूर्ति; फ़ीड
- cattle feed
- a news feed
- The farmer bought a sack of chicken feed.
+ 2 more examples
- Scroll through your news feed only after you finish studying.
- The camera sends a live feed to the control room.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
feed + person/animal (+ on) food
As a transitive verb, feed means to give food to a person or animal; the creature that eats can use on.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में feed का अर्थ है व्यक्ति या पशु को भोजन देना; खाने वाले जीव के लिए 'on' आ सकता है।
- Radhika feeds the cows every morning.
- Pandas feed on bamboo.
feed + object + to + person/animal
The food comes first when you use to.
'To' लगाने पर भोजन पहले आता है।
- She fed the leftovers to the dog.
- The farmer fed grain to the birds.
feed + person + with / on
Feed with names the food given; feed on names what a creature eats regularly.
'Feed with' दिए गए भोजन को बताता है; 'feed on' किसी जीव के नियमित भोजन को।
- Feed the baby with a spoon.
- Tigers feed on deer.
feed (noun, countable and uncountable)
As a noun it means food for animals, a meal for a baby, or a continuous supply of material.
संज्ञा के रूप में यह पशुओं का चारा, शिशु का आहार या सामग्री की लगातार आपूर्ति है।
- The farmer bought cattle feed.
- Her news feed was full of exam updates.
+Collocations 4
feed + object
the babythe familythe poorthe cattlethe fire
- The langar feeds thousands of people every day.
adjective + feed
animalcattlechickenlivenews
- The poultry farmer bought cheap chicken feed.
feed + into/on
feed intofeed onfeed offfeed fromfeed through
- Small rivers feed into the Ganga.
feed + data
datainformationpapercoinsa machine
- The clerk fed paper into the printer.
“More examples 5
- Kabir's mother fed the guests with great love.
कबीर की माँ ने अतिथियों को बड़े स्नेह से भोजन कराया।
- The cattle feed became costly after the drought.
सूखे के बाद पशुओं का चारा महँगा हो गया।
- The mother fed the baby before putting her to bed.
माँ ने बच्ची को सुलाने से पहले दूध पिलाया।
- Teachers feed our curiosity with good books.
शिक्षक अच्छी पुस्तकों से हमारी जिज्ञासा को पोषित करते हैं।
- The live feed of the match was available on the app.
मैच का सीधा प्रसारण ऐप पर उपलब्ध था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He has fed the cow yesterday.
✓ He fed the cow yesterday.
Yesterday needs the simple past, not the present perfect.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past आता है, present perfect नहीं।
✗ Tigers feed with deer.
✓ Tigers feed on deer.
Use on for what an animal regularly eats.
पशु का नियमित आहार बताने के लिए 'on' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Feed, nourish and nurture are all about providing food or care.
Feed, nourish और nurture तीनों भोजन या देखभाल देने के बारे में हैं।
Give what is needed to stay healthy and grow.
स्वस्थ रहने और बढ़ने के लिए आवश्यक चीज़ें देना।
- Milk nourishes children.
Care for and help develop over time.
समय के साथ देखभाल और विकास में सहायता करना।
- Teachers nurture talent.
→Phrasal verbs 3
feed on sth
(of an animal) to eat something; (often disapproving) to become stronger because of something
(जानवर का) कुछ खाकर जीना; (किसी चीज़ से) बल पाना
- Cows feed mainly on grass.
- Rumours feed on fear.
feed sb up
to give extra food to sb to make them fatter or stronger (British)
(कमज़ोर व्यक्ति को) ज़्यादा खिला-पिलाकर तगड़ा करना
- You look thin; we need to feed you up.
- Grandma fed us up during the holidays.
feed into sth
to have an influence on the development of sth
(किसी चीज़ के विकास पर) असर डालना; उसमें योगदान देना
- Students' feedback will feed into the new syllabus.
- Her experiences fed into her novels.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the animal-food words: fodder, feed, hay, chaff.
पशु-आहार के शब्द याद रखिए: fodder (चारा), feed, hay (सूखी घास), chaff (भूसा)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: feed, fed, fed.
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: feed, fed, fed।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and phrasal verbs: be fed up (with sth) (be tired of something and want it to change: 'I'm fed up with the delays'), feed on (eat as food; get strength from), bite the hand that feeds you (harm somebody who helps you).
Idioms और phrasal verbs: be fed up (with sth) (किसी चीज़ से ऊबकर बदलाव चाहना, तंग आ जाना: 'I'm fed up with the delays'), feed on (भोजन के रूप में खाना; शक्ति पाना), bite the hand that feeds you (मदद करने वाले को हानि पहुँचाना, जिस थाली में खाना उसी में छेद करना)।
Feedback (comments about how well somebody did something), breastfeed, spoon-feed (give too much help).
Collocations: feedback (किसी के काम पर टिप्पणियाँ, प्रतिक्रिया), breastfeed, spoon-feed (अत्यधिक मदद देना)।