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to feed on
01
to regularly eat a specific type of food to stay alive and grow
Transitive: to feed on a certain type of food
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
on
Base verb
feed
Present tense
feed on
3rd person singular
feeds on
Present participle
feeding on
Past simple
fed on
Past participle
fed on
Examples
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of the plant to fuel their metamorphosis into butterflies.
02
to increase or gain power from a particular source
Transitive: to feed on a situation
Examples
Hate groups feed on ignorance.
