SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Moderate

feed

The correct spelling is feed.

How to pronounce feed

/ˈfiːd/
noun

IPA: /ˈfiːd/

Say it like: Fee-d

The correct spelling is feed. Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals. For example: "They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses."

Usage Examples

They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses.

a satellite feed

the paper feed of a printer

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.
  2. 2.Something supplied continuously.
  3. 3.The part of a machine that supplies the material to be operated upon.
  4. 4.The forward motion of the material fed into a machine.
  5. 5.A meal.

verb

  1. 1.(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  2. 2.To eat (usually of animals).
  3. 3.To give (someone or something) to (someone or something else) as food.
  4. 4.To give to a machine to be processed.
  5. 5.To satisfy, gratify, or minister to (a sense, taste, desire, etc.).

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples