feed
part of speech
verb (feed, feeds, fed, feeding); noun (feed — food for animals; a feed — a meal; a feed — a stream of online posts)
meaning for a pupil
1) To give food to a person or animal: "Feed the cat." tree →
2) For animals, to eat: "Cows feed on grass." tree →
3) To supply something to a machine or a place: "feed paper into the printer". tree →
4) As a noun, food for animals: "chicken feed". tree →
5) As a noun, a list of new posts on a website or app. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means to look after and herd sheep, not only give them food. The prophets also use it for kings and leaders who care for people, and it can mean to eat or graze upon something. Interpretation: Shepherding is a picture of leadership in the Torah. Abraham's sons and Moses were shepherds, and tradition says God chooses leaders who care for their flocks. Zechariah is told to "feed the flock of slaughter," which is read as a call to care for a people in danger. In the primary lessons: In science, animals "feed on" other living things (food chains: the owl feeds on mice). In pet care: feed pets the right food at the right times; don't feed wild animals human food. In online safety: a "feed" shows posts — not all are true. Phrases: feed on, fed up (bored or annoyed), breastfeed, bird feeder.
examples
- And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. (Torah GEN.37.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.' (Torah EXO.34.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: 'Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.' (Torah GEN.29.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus said the LORD my God: 'Feed the flock of slaughter; (Prophets ZEC.11.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them. (Writings JOB.24.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The children also of Noph and Tahpanhes feed upon the crown of thy head. (Prophets JER.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please feed the dog before school. tree →
- Caterpillars feed on leaves. tree →
- Don't feed bread to the ducks. tree →
- I'm fed up with the rain. tree →
- Feed the paper into the printer. tree →
- The farmer bought feed for the chickens. tree →
- Mother birds feed their chicks. tree →
- Her news feed was full of cat videos. tree →
- You and I don't feed alike." tree →
note
Past "fed" (not "feeded"). "Fed up" means bored or annoyed. "Feed on" means eat, often in science. In maths, "feeds 3 cats with 2 cans each" = 3 × 2 = 6 cans.
In the corpora
- And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.
- And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
- Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.'
- Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem. —
- And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «feed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.