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feed

Meaning of feed

give food to animals

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British English/ˈfiːd/
American English/ˈfid/
Russian transcription[kɐrˈmʲitʲ]
feed
feed - кормить
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feed with Russian translation

feed usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Каждый вечер мы кормим кошку небольшой баночкой корма.

Every evening we feed the cat a small tin of food.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, не забудь кормить золотых рыбок, пока меня нет.

Please don't forget to feed the goldfish while I'm away.

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feed belongs to the topic "Pets". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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feed synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between feed / nurse / breastfeed / nourish / bottle-feed / graze

🇬🇧English
feed

Primary word: give food to (typically animals).

A1Very Often

I feed the dog every morning.

Я кормлю собаку каждое утро.

🇬🇧English

Can mean to breastfeed or to care for/tend; not always the simple act of giving food to animals.

B1Often

The mare nursed her foal for months.

Кобыла кормила жеребёнка несколько месяцев.

B
🇬🇧English
breastfeed

Specific: to feed a baby with milk from the breast; narrower than general 'feed'.

A2Often

She chose to breastfeed her newborn.

Она решила кормить новорожденного грудью.

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🇬🇧English
nourish

Broader and more formal: to supply with nutrients or support growth/health; focuses on quality and sustenance rather than the simple act of feeding.

B2Often

Good hay nourishes the horses through winter.

Хорошее сено питает лошадей зимой.

B
🇬🇧English
bottle-feed

Specific: to feed a baby or young animal from a bottle; narrower than general 'feed'.

A2Often

They bottle-feed the orphaned kitten twice a day.

Сиротёнка-кошку кормят из бутылочки два раза в день.

🇬🇧English

Typically intransitive: to eat grass (of herbivores); can be used transitively in contexts like 'let animals graze'. More specific than 'feed'.

A2Often

The cows graze in the field all day.

Коровы пасутся на поле весь день.

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feed translation: кормить. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce feed

/ˈfiːd/

feed translation

кормить

feed examples

Every evening we feed the cat a small tin of food.

feed transcription

/ˈfiːd/, /ˈfid/

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feed meaning: what does it mean?

give food to animals

feed pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

feed is pronounced as /ˈfiːd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

feed definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Every evening we feed the cat a small tin of food. Translation: Каждый вечер мы кормим кошку небольшой баночкой корма.

Is feed part of Pets vocabulary?

Yes, feed (кормить) can be learned in the Pets topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is feed part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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