foray
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- 2.
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To participate in a foray.
- 2.
To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise.
- 3.
(archaic, transitive)To scour an area for goods as part of a foray.
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From Middle English forrayen (to pillage), a back-formation of forrayour, forreour, forrier (raider, pillager), from Old French forrier, fourrier, a derivative of fuerre (provender, fodder, straw), from *fōdar (fodder, sheath), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (fodder, feed, sheath), from Proto-Indo-European *patrom (fodder), *pat- (to feed), *pāy- (to guard, graze, feed).