English vocabulary · B2
Forage
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ · v., n.
It means to search and gather food from the wild. You look around and take what nature gives you.
Watch the Forage lessonContinue in the learning app for video lessons and review.
Example sentences
- Bears forage for berries before winter.
- She foraged through the woods and found wild herbs.
Word origin and roots
from Old French
- for — fodder (from Old French)
- age — action (from Old French)
Synonyms and nuances
- HUNT — search with a goal (Active & Purposeful)
- SCAVENGE — find leftover food (Takes What Is Left)
- GATHER — collect from nature (Calm & Collective)
Words with the same root
for — fodder
- fodder — food stored for animals
- foray — a quick search or raid
Lesson notes
Forage. It means to search and gather food from the wild. You look around and take what nature gives you.
Similar words are hunt, scavenge, and gather. Use forage when searching the wild for food.
Bears forage for berries before winter. She foraged through the woods and found wild herbs.
From Old French. for- means fodder. age- means action. Searching for fodder: that is to forage.