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foraged


Meanings
  • Verb

    To gather food or other resources from the wild, especially by hunting or gathering fruits, nuts, and roots.

    - "They spent the day foraging for mushrooms in the forest."
    - "The early settlers learned to forage for food during the harsh winters."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with foraged
staged , caged , gaged , aged
Variants
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forage , foraged , forager , foragers , forages , foraging
Forms
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forages, foraged


Etymology
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From the Old French word 'fourager', meaning 'to gather fodder for animals'. The term was later used to describe the act of gathering food for humans.


Trivia
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  1. Foraging is not only limited to food, but can also include the collection of medicinal herbs, building materials, and other resources.

  2. Some people practice 'urban foraging', which involves finding and collecting food and other resources in urban areas, such as abandoned lots and community gardens.


Related Concepts
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  1. Wildcrafting: The practice of collecting and using wild plants and natural resources for food, medicine, or other purposes.

  2. Foraging laws: Laws and regulations governing the collection of wild resources, such as mushrooms, berries, and nuts.


Culture
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Foraging has been practiced for thousands of years, particularly by indigenous peoples and those living in rural areas. It has been an important survival skill throughout history, and continues to be a popular hobby and source of food for many people today.

How to Memorize "foraged"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the act of gathering food from the wild, such as picking berries or hunting for mushrooms.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'foraging' with the idea of gathering food from nature.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Finding Our Resources In Nature's Garden' to help remember the meaning of 'foraging'.


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