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foray

[ fawr-ey, for-ey ]

noun

  1. a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder:

    Vikings made a foray on the port.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a quick, sudden attack:

    The defenders made a foray outside the walls.

  3. an initial venture:

    a successful foray into politics.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a raid; pillage; maraud.
  2. to invade or make one's way, as for profit or adventure:

    foreign industries foraying into U.S. markets.

verb (used with object)

  1. to ravage in search of plunder; pillage.

foray

/ ˈ´ÚÉ’°ù±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a short raid or incursion
  2. a first attempt or new undertaking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to raid or ravage (a town, district, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú´Ç°ù²¹²â±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú´Ç°ùa²â·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of foray1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English forraien, apparently by back formation from forrayour, forreour, forrier, from Old French forrier, fourrier, equivalent to fo(u)rr(er), derivative of fuerre “provender†( forage ) + -ier -ier 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of foray1

C14: from forrayen to pillage, from Old French forreier , from forrier forager, from fuerre fodder; see forage
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