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- US Pronunciation
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- [feed]
- /fid/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [feed]
- /fid/
Definitions of refed word
- verb with object refed to give food to; supply with nourishment: to feed a child. 1
- verb with object refed to yield or serve as food for: This land has fed 10 generations. 1
- verb with object refed to provide as food. 1
- verb with object refed to furnish for consumption. 1
- verb with object refed to satisfy; minister to; gratify: Poetry feeds the imagination. 1
- verb with object refed to supply for maintenance or operation, as to a machine: to feed paper into a photocopier. 1
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Origin of refed
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English feden, Old English fēdan; cognate with Gothic fodjan, Old Saxon fōdian. See food
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Parts of speech for Refed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
refed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.