foraging
foraging — verb
- foragingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- foragings3rd person singular
- foraginging-ing form
- foragingedpast simple
1. moving across an area, especially the wild, to find plants, mushrooms, or other
moving across an area, especially the wild, to find plants, mushrooms, or other things that can be eaten or used.
Lauren spent the morning foraging for wild mushrooms in the forest near her cabin.
forage for + noun (typical pattern)
A small group of villagers were foraging along the river bank after the storm.
foraging along/in + place
Hungry bears come down from the mountains, foraging for berries and roots in early autumn.
Tendai taught the children how to recognise safe plants while foraging in the meadow.
During the war, families survived by foraging for nuts and fallen fruit in the woods.
文法句型
forage for + noun
forage in/around + place
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal moving through a natural area; the object, when present, follows 'for' and names something edible or useful.
常見錯誤
foraging — noun
1. grass, hay, and other plants that horses, cattle, or other farm animals eat, esp
grass, hay, and other plants that horses, cattle, or other farm animals eat, especially when they feed in a field.
Élise stored bales of forage in the barn to feed her horses through the winter.
uncountable noun; stored/cut/fresh forage
The cattle had little forage left after weeks of dry weather on the hills.
subject: animals; 'forage' as their food
Farmers near the lake grow extra forage so their sheep can graze well in autumn.
Drought has destroyed much of the forage that local goats depend on each summer.
文法句型
forage for + animal
fresh/dry forage
用法筆記
Mass noun — no plural form and no 'a forage'. Common modifiers describe quality or source: 'fresh forage', 'winter forage', 'rough forage'.
常見錯誤
2. an instance of walking around an area looking for food, supplies, or interesting
an instance of walking around an area looking for food, supplies, or interesting items, often through fields, woods, or shops.
Talia returned from her morning forage with a basket of wild garlic and tiny apples.
her/his + forage; result-focused
After a quick forage in the back of the fridge, João made soup from leftover vegetables.
metaphorical; informal household search
The scouts went on a forage for dry wood before setting up the evening fire.
Xiu's weekend forage in the antique market produced three rare books and an old lamp.
文法句型
go on a forage for + noun
forage through + place
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (ANIMAL FEED): this sense names the activity, not the plant material. Often appears with possessives ('her forage', 'the morning forage') or 'on a forage for…'.