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Meanings of forage in English

Portuguese
pasto
Catalan
pastura
Spanish
pasto

Bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle.

pasto
Portuguese
coleta

The act of searching for food and provisions.

coleta
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Examples for "foraging"
Examples for "foraging"
1
He insists foraging is good for the long-term health of natural areas.
Reuters
2
In other words, he says, feeding is essentially foraging rather than hunting.
The Irish Times
3
It was their mutual hunting and foraging area that brought them together.
The Land of Painted Caves
4
Cattle scanning results are ok - they're better at foraging for feed.
Radio NZ
5
Thoros of Myr and Beric Dondarrion continue to plague our foraging parties.
A Game of Thrones

Bulk feed for livestock, especially hay, straw, etc.\ (Source: CED)

Collect or look around for (food)

Usage of forage in English
1
Diet, forage analysis and body condition scoring are key pillars for success.
Independent.ie
2
We can find plenty of forage in the interior of the State.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2
3
But the countryside could offer them nothing in the way of forage.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
4
The rebels might come to forage; they might even take some valuables.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
5
They forage for furniture in the way some foodies forage for food.
The Irish Times
6
In deciding what forage and grain crops to grow we should decide:
Agriculture for Beginners / Revised Edition
7
The most beautiful months to forage in are between May and September.
The Irish Times
8
He tired faster, and had to land often to rest and forage.
For Love Of Evil
9
Flowering time is a key trait that affects forage and seed yield.
Pubmed
10
Each morning thereafter the crows set out in three bands to forage.
Wild Animals I Have Known
11
The two following days were employed in collecting forage from different farm-houses.
The Record of a Regiment of the Line / Being a Regimental Histor...
12
The force then retired, bringing in the baggage animals, loaded with forage.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
13
The expeditions after forage brought on what was called the Grass Fight.
For the Liberty of Texas
14
It had not been obtained by the regular forage, that he swore.
The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
15
The Kafirs are dry-farm crops and are grown for grain and forage.
Dry-Farming : A System of Agriculture for Countries under a Low ...
16
There's the winter forage to bring in and the muck to spread.
Hidden Warrior
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Translations for forage
Spanish
pasto
Forage through the time
Forage across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common