feed off en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (of an animal, transitive) To consume as part of a diet.
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(idiomatic, transitive) To get stimulus from (an external object).
It seems like her boss feeds off her unhappiness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fed off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fed off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| feeds off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| feeding off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |