Collocations for feed - verb
1. give food to a person/animal/plant
ADV.
properly, well
Have they been feeding you well?
Have they been feeding you well?
regularly
VERB + FEED
help (to)
Let us discipline ourselves so as to help feed a hungry world.
Let us discipline ourselves so as to help feed a hungry world.
PREP.
on
She fed the children on baked beans and fish fingers.
She fed the children on baked beans and fish fingers.
to
Most of the crop is fed to the cattle.
Most of the crop is fed to the cattle.
with
The animals are fed with hay and grass.
The animals are fed with hay and grass.
PHRASES
a mouth to feed
He saw the new baby as just another mouth to feed.
He saw the new baby as just another mouth to feed.
2. eat
ADV.
voraciously
The bears feed voraciously in summer and store energy as fat.
The bears feed voraciously in summer and store energy as fat.
busily
Egrets and a solitary grey heron were busily feeding.
Egrets and a solitary grey heron were busily feeding.
mainly, predominantly | exclusively
PREP.
on
The seals feed mainly on fish and squid.
The seals feed mainly on fish and squid.
3. supply sth
ADV.
directly
PREP.
into
The data is fed directly into a computer.
The data is fed directly into a computer.
through
This feeds the paper through to the printer.
This feeds the paper through to the printer.
to, with
feeding the media with rumours and accusations
feeding the media with rumours and accusations