Forage ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Forage ( verb )

1. To search for food or provisions.
2. To roam or scour (an area) in search of food or supplies.

Origin:

Middle english foragen, from old french fourrer, from four, food, from latin forum; akin to latin fors, fortune.

Examples:

1. The soldiers foraged for food in the forest.
2. The horses foraged for grass in the meadow.
3. She foraged for mushrooms in the woods.
4. The refugees foraged for shelter in the desert.
5. The penguins forage for fish in the ocean.

(As a noun)

Forage ( noun )

1. To search for food or provisions.
2. To roam or scour (an area) in search of food or supplies.

Origin:

Middle english foragen, from old french fourrer, from four, food, from latin forum; akin to latin fors, fortune.

Examples:

1. The soldiers foraged for food in the forest.
2. The horses foraged for grass in the meadow.
3. She foraged for mushrooms in the woods.
4. The refugees foraged for shelter in the desert.
5. The penguins forage for fish in the ocean.