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# fed

«fed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The past form of "feed": gave food to a person or an animal** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (feed, feeds, fed, feeding — "fed" is the past simple and past participle); adjective (fed up)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The past form of "feed": gave food to a person or an animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#m1)

2) Gave something that is needed into a machine or a system, like feeding paper into a printer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#m2)

3) "Fed up" (informal) means bored, annoyed or unhappy with something that has gone on too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#m3)

4) "Well fed" means having had plenty to eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Besides feeding flocks, the word can mean looking after them as a shepherd, as in Zechariah's "flock of slaughter." The prophets also use it for well-fed horses that stand for people who give in to their desires, and the psalmist says God fed His people with "the bread of tears" in a time of sorrow. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, we say "I fed the cat" or "the baby has been fed". In science, food chains show what animals feed on: the owl fed on mice. In stories, characters are "fed up" when they are tired of waiting or being treated badly. Phrases: "fed up with", "well fed", "fed and watered", "breastfed", "fed on" (ate as food).

### examples

- And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x1)
- And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass. (Torah GEN.41.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x2)
- And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass. (Torah GEN.41.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x3)
- So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. (Prophets ZEC.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x4)
- They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife. (Prophets JER.5.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x5)
- Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure. (Writings PSA.80.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x6)
- I fed the goldfish this morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x7)
- Have you fed the dog yet? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x8)
- The farmer fed the pigs with apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x9)
- The baby was fed at six o'clock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x10)
- I'm fed up with this rain! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x11)
- The owl fed on mice and voles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x12)
- We fed the ducks with peas, not bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x13)
- Grandma made sure we were well fed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x14)
- I am well fed, and treated politely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/#x15)

### note

Irregular verb: feed, fed, fed (not "feeded"). "Fed up with" is the usual phrase ("fed up of" is common in British speech but less formal). Do not feed wild animals human junk food; bread is not good for ducks. In maths problems, "she fed each of 3 rabbits 2 carrots" means 3 × 2 = 6 carrots. "The Fed" in American news means the Federal Reserve, a bank.

### In the corpora

- [And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.926/)
- [They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.144/)
- [When they were fed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten Me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.190/)
- [So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.161/)
- [Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1421/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.