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Squirrels forage for nuts.
What does Forage mean?
to search for food
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To search for food or supplies, especially over a wide area.
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The birds forage along the shoreline.
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Animals may forage longer when food is hard to find.
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Search is close in meaning to forage.
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Store is the opposite because it contrasts with forage, which means to search for food.
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MeaningForage means to search for food.
ExampleExample: Squirrels forage for nuts.
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- for · ij
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- for
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- ij
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- Put a little extra energy on for.
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searchClose in meaning in many contexts.
huntClose in meaning in many contexts.
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