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The German word for feed is
füttern





feed

German Definition


feed
     Verb:
     [1] (transitiv) jemandem oder etwas Nahrung geben
     [2] (intransitiv) Tier, Kleinkind: Nahrung zu sich nehmen
          [1] You have to feed the dog every day.
            Du musst jeden Tag den Hund füttern.
          [2] The baby wants to feed.
            Das Baby möchte futtern.

Translations for feed and their definitions

Füttern
     n. gerund of füttern
     v. to feed (to give food to)
     v. to line (to cover the inner surface of a garment or bag)


ernähren
     v. to nourish, to feed
     v. to eat
          Sie ernähren sich von Quallen, Tintenfischen und Plankton. - They eat jellyfish, squids and plankton.
     v. to support
          Er arbeitet schwer, um seine große Familie zu ernähren. - He works hard to support his large family.


nähren
     v. to feed
     v. to feed on


Futter
     n. fodder, food (for animals)
     n-n. lining
     v. first-person singular present of futtern
     v. singular imperative of futtern


Einspeisung


futtern
     v. (informal) to eat a lot; to guzzle
     v. (obsolete) Alternative form of füttern, t=to feed


Fressen
     n. (gerund of fressen); gorging, feeding
     n. fodder, food (of an animal)
     n. (derogatory, vulgar) grub
     n. plural of Fresse
     v. to eat; to feed on; to devour
     v. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
          Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral. - First comes the stomach, then comes ethics.
     v. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) +preo, durch
     v. (figurative, transitive,) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
     v. to despise, to have a pet peeve against
          Den hab ich ja gefressen! - I have eaten that one.


Fütterung
     n. (chiefly in the singular) feeding (act of providing or receiving food)
     n. (textiles) lining


einspeisen
     v. to feed in, inject


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