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verb (past and past participle fed |fed| ) with object

1. give food to:

〈人が〉〈動物〉に «…の» 餌をやる; 〈子供･病人など〉に «…の» 食事を与える «with, on»

e.g. the raiders fed the guard dog to keep it quiet

e.g. with two objects : he fed her brownies he had just baked.

no object (especially of an animal or baby) take food; eat something:

〈動物が〉餌を食べる; 〈赤ん坊が〉乳を飲む, 食べる

e.g. morays emerge at night to feed.

provide an adequate supply of food for:

〈人などが〉〈家族など〉を養う

e.g. the island's simple agriculture could hardly feed its inhabitants.

no object (feed on/off) derive regular nourishment from (a particular substance):

feed on, feed off: 〈動物などが〉を常食とする

e.g. the bird feeds on cliff-top vegetation

feed on, feed off: ｟非難して｠ 〈感情などが〉Aにより増強, 助長される

e.g. figurative : his powerful mind fed off political discussion.

give fertilizer to (a plant).

〈植物〉に «…の» 肥料をやる

put fuel on (a fire).

〖～ A (with/on B)/(B to/into) A〗 (絶えず)A〈機械･容器など〉に(B〈燃料･コインなど〉を)提供する, 投入する

encourage the growth of:

〈感情･欲求など〉をあおる; 〈虚栄心･罪悪感など〉をより感じさせる; 〈目･耳など〉を楽しませる

e.g. I could feed my melancholy by reading Romantic poetry.

2. supply (a machine) with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation:

A〈コンピュータ〉に(B〈データ〉を)送る, フィードする 〘コンピュ〙

e.g. the programs are fed into the computer.

supply water to (a body of water):

〈川などが〉…に流れ込む.

e.g. the pond is fed by a small stream

〈水･材料などが〉 «…に» 流れ込む, 送られる «into»

e.g. no object : water feeds into the lower pool.

insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates.

〖～ A (with/on B)/(B to/into) A〗 (絶えず)A〈機械･容器など〉に(B〈燃料･コインなど〉を)提供する, 投入する

with two objects supply (someone) with (information, ideas, etc.):

〖～ B to A/A B〗 A〈人･メディアなど〉にB〈情報･うそなど〉を伝える, 吹き込む

e.g. I think he is feeding his old employer commercial secrets.

with two objects prompt (an actor) with (a line):

｟俗｠ 〈相手役〉にキューを出す; 〈ツッコミ役者〉にボケる 〘劇〙

e.g. you were still in the wings feeding Micky his lines.

(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player:

〘スポーツ〙 〈味方〉に(アシストの)パスを送る

e.g. he took the ball and fed Salley.

US distribute (a broadcast) to local television or radio stations via satellite or network:

〘放送〙 〈TV･ラジオ番組〉を他地域へ供給する

e.g. programs that the national networks feed to local stations.

3. cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space:

【穴などに】〈管･ワイヤーなど〉をゆっくり通す «into» ; 【穴などを】…に貫通させる «through»

e.g. make holes through which to feed the cables.

1. an act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one:

｟主に英｠ ; (赤ん坊の)食事, 授乳

e.g. I've just given the horse her feed.

informal a meal:

(1回分の)食事.

e.g. how 'bout I fix up a nice hot feed?

food for domestic animals:

(動物の)餌, かいば, 飼料;

e.g. the crops are grown for animal feed

e.g. cow feed.

2. a device or conduit for supplying material to a machine:

供給管

e.g. the plotter has a continuous paper feed.

the supply of raw material to a machine or device:

(燃料･材料などの)供給

e.g. as modifier : a feed pipe.

a broadcast distributed by a satellite or network from a central source to a large number of radio or television stations:

｟米｠ (キー局から配信される)番組; (その)配信システム.

e.g. a satellite feed from Washington.

Computing a facility for notifying the user of a blog or other frequently updated website that new content has been added:

e.g. most blogs and news sites offer RSS feeds of their latest content.

3. a line or prompt given to an actor on stage.

｟英俗｠ 〘劇〙 ジョーク, せりふのきっかけを与える役者, ボケ役.

an actor who provides a feed to a fellow performer.

informal having no appetite.

1. (of a response) influence the development of the thing that has given rise to it:

e.g. what the audience tells me feeds back into my work.

2. (of an electrical or other system) produce feedback.

Old English fēdan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voeden and food.