food

CEFRA1

/fuːd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Things people or animals eat to provide energy and health.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A foodstuff, a type of food.

Examples

  • How do you find food in outer space?

  • Pat had prepared food and drink for the work party.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [fʉːd]
  • [fʊwd]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything that nourishes or sustains.

  2. Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

  3. Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.

More examples

In context

  • I'm tired of eating fast food.

  • Mozart and Bach are food for my soul.

  • The innkeeper brought them food and drink.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fode, foode, from Old English fōda (“food”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdō, from Proto-Germanic *fōdô (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Scots fuid (“food”), Low German föde, vöde (“food”), West Frisian fiedsel (“food”), Dutch voedsel (“food”) Danish føde (“food”), Swedish föda (“food”), Icelandic fæða, fæði (“food”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fōdeins, “food”), Latin pānis (“bread, food”), Latin pāscō (“feed, nourish”, verb). Related to fodder, foster.