Audio English.net » Dictionary » F » Federalise ... Felid

FEED UPON

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does feed upon mean?

• FEED UPON (verb)
The verb FEED UPON has 1 sense:

1. be sustained by

Familiarity information: FEED UPON used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FEED UPON (verb)

Sense 1

feed upon ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Be sustained by

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

feed on; feed upon

Context example:

He fed on the great ideas of her mentor

Hypernyms (to "feed upon" is one way to...):

fill; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill or meet a want or need)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Two wrongs don't make a right." (English proverb)

"Do not hide like a fly under the tail of a horse." (Albanian proverb)

"Bread and cheese, eat and dance." (Armenian proverb)

"Comparing apples and pears." (Dutch proverb)

FEED UPON: related words searches

» satisfy meaning
» What does meet mean?
» fulfil meaning
» fill: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» fulfill meaning

Related FAQs:

» FEED

Page delivered in 0.0291 seconds