to feed on sth
1feed off sth — UK US feed off sth Phrasal Verb with feed({{}}/fiːd/ verb (fed, fed) ► to increase because of something, or to use something to succeed or get advantages: »Local suppliers feed off the region s car manufacturing industry …
2ˈfeed on sth — phrasal verb if an animal feeds on something, it eats it as its usual food …
3feed into something — ˈfeed into sth derived to have an influence on the development of sth • The report s findings will feed into company policy. Main entry: ↑feedderived …
4feed — feed1 W2S1 [fi:d] v past tense and past participle fed [fed] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give food)¦ 2¦(plant)¦ 3¦(animal/baby)¦ 4 well fed/under fed/poorly fed 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(supply something)¦ 7¦(put something into something)¦ 8¦(increase emotion)¦ …
5feed — 1 /fi:d/ past tense and past participle fed /fed/ verb 1 GIVE FOOD (T) a) to give food to a person or animal: Have you fed the cat? | He s so old and ill he can t feed himself any more. | feed sth to sb: Feed the food to the baby in small pieces …
6feed — ▪ I. feed feed 1 [fiːd] verb fed PTandPP [fed] [intransitive, transitive] to pass to a later stage in a process or system: feed into something • The data is fed into computers for analysis …
7feed*/*/*/ — [fiːd] (past tense and past participle fed [fed] ) verb I 1) [T] to give food to a person or an animal We ve been feeding the ducks on the river.[/ex] All the children will be properly fed and cared for.[/ex] The dogs were fed on raw meat.[/ex]… …
8feed through (to somebody) — ˌfeed ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to reach sb/sth after going through a process or system • It will take time for the higher rates to feed through to investors. Main entry: ↑feedderived …
9feed through (to something) — ˌfeed ˈthrough (to sb/sth) derived to reach sb/sth after going through a process or system • It will take time for the higher rates to feed through to investors. Main entry: ↑feedderived …
10feed back into something — ˌfeed ˈback (into/to sth) derived to have an influence on the development of sth by reacting to it in some way • What the audience tells me feeds back into my work. Main entry: ↑feedderived …
