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Meanings of feed upon in English

Be sustained by.

Synonyms
Examples for "feed on"
Examples for "feed on"
1
On social media abuse peppers his feed on an almost weekly basis.
The Guardian
2
Ticks are blood-sucking arachnids, from the spider family, that feed on animals.
The Irish Times
3
If they try to feed on them, it causes them physical agony.
Blood rites
4
Consequently, the number of larvae, which feed on ripening tangerines, quickly declines.
Reuters
5
They open a grave and feed on the flesh of the dead.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13
Usage of feed upon in English
1
The Igigi feed upon words in order to deny us that strength.
The dog said bow-wow
2
These organisms grow in the soil and feed upon the soil ingredients.
The Story of Germ Life
3
Here they feed upon the leaves of the laurel and other evergreens.
Letters of a Traveller; Or, Notes of Things Seen in Europe and A...
4
The insects feed upon the poisoned foliage and thus are themselves poisoned.
Studies of Trees
5
They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
6
A great many other birds and beasts also feed upon the beech-mast.
Lady Mary and Her Nurse; Or, A Peep into the Canadian Forest
7
There was another world with reachable prizes and much to feed upon.
A Man and a Woman
8
She calls only to feed upon our misery, like all the rest!
Jane and the madness of lord byron: being a jane austen mystery
9
Here now is a man an hungered, what must he feed upon?
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
10
It seems to be predatory: older men feed upon the young.
The Guardian
11
He was one of those who feed upon the bones of the poor.
The Lighted Way
12
And this is called the wealthy class, and the drones feed upon them.
The Republic
13
He drags the body home for the family to feed upon.
Anything You Can Do ...
14
I was always afraid that the wyrms wished only to feed upon us.
The Wyrmling Horde
15
Permit me to indulge, to feed upon my grief in silence.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08
16
They live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of various kinds.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section P and Q
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Feed upon through the time
Feed upon across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common