feed
verb (used with object)
to give food to; supply with nourishment.
have fed
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present perfectof feed.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It would have fed on lower vegetation, occupied different spaces, and faced predators that would not risk attacking a fully grown giant.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
But even before the latest story, Bass’s Palisades report card was one that a prudent person might have fed to the dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
These have fed an inexhaustible appetite for information, studies and special data, enabling ever more expansive government policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
AI-related spending is soaring worldwide and sky-high tech share valuations have fed concerns of an AI market bubble that could eventually burst, like the dot-com boom that imploded at the turn of the millennium.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
She could have had it all to herself, and I wouldn’t have fed it, or brushed it, or played with it—and I would never have made it like me more than it liked her.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
