food
part of speech
noun (food, foods — usually uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) What people, animals and plants take in to stay alive, grow and have energy. tree →
2) A particular kind of thing to eat: «Pizza is my favourite food.» tree →
3) «Food for thought» means something worth thinking about. tree →
4) (casual) «Grub», «nosh» (UK), «tucker» (Australia, NZ), «chow» (US), «scran» (UK) and «eats» are slang words for food; «snacks» and «munchies» are small foods. tree →
5) (casual) «Food baby» jokes about a full belly; «hangry» means angry because hungry. tree →
6) (rough) «Muck», «slop» and «crap food» are rude words for food someone does not like. tree →
7) (formal) «Provisions», «sustenance», «nourishment», «comestibles» and «foodstuffs» are stiff words for food. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means grain and other things bought to eat, especially in the famine. Interpretation: Joseph's brothers go to Egypt to buy food during the famine. This leads to Israel settling in Egypt. In the primary lessons: In science, food gives the body energy and materials to grow and repair; food chains show who eats whom; plants make their own food from sunlight. In health and safety: wash hands before touching food, keep raw meat apart, check for allergies. In maths: food shared out, food bought and its cost. In casual talk: «grab some food», «food's here». In the exam voice: «provisions sufficient for 6 persons», «the quantity of foodstuffs». Phrases: food chain, junk food, healthy food, fast food, pet food, food poisoning, food for thought, food bank.
examples
- And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food. (Torah GEN.44.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. (Torah GEN.43.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. (Torah GEN.42.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food. (Writings JOB.34.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food. (Writings PRO.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- We need food to grow. tree →
- Fruit and vegetables are healthy food. tree →
- Plants make their own food using sunlight. tree →
- The rabbit is food for the fox in this food chain. tree →
- Do not eat food that smells bad. tree →
- Wash your hands before you touch food. tree →
- Feed the dog its own dog food, not chocolate. tree →
- Mum bought food for the week. tree →
- food's here!! 3 pizzas, 8 slices each, 6 of us (casual) tree →
- Grab some tucker for the trip, mate. (casual, Australia) tree →
- This school food is total muck. (rough) tree →
- Provisions sufficient for 6 persons over 4 days are required; determine the number of daily rations. (formal exam) tree →
- He then asked for some food. tree →
note
Usually uncountable: «some food», «a lot of food», not «a food» (except for kinds: «spicy foods»). Food that is old or badly stored can make you sick (food poisoning). Some foods that are safe for people, like chocolate and grapes, are poisonous to dogs. Formal «provisions», «rations», «sustenance» = food. Maths: food shared equally means divide; food for many days means multiply. Safety: never eat food a stranger offers or food you are allergic to.
In the corpora
- Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
- Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
- And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
- And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
- If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «food» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.