forage

verbCommon GRE wordMore F words

to search widely for food or provisions; to rummage for needed supplies

In a sentence

Forage in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing forage in a sentence.

With supplies running low, the hikers foraged the forest floor for edible plants.

Synonyms

scavengerummagesearchhunt

Antonyms

None listed.

Keep going

to make up something false in order to deceive

a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead

a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories

treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor

achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow

to make an action or process easier or more achievable

a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition

inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent

Common questions

Forage (verb) means to search widely for food or provisions; to rummage for needed supplies

Here is forage used in an example sentence: "With supplies running low, the hikers foraged the forest floor for edible plants."

Common synonyms for forage include scavenge, rummage, search, hunt.

Forage is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.