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alō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breastfeed verb To feed a baby milk directly from the breast.
  • feed verb To give food to a person or animal.
  • grow verb To increase in size, amount, or extent over time.
  • nourish verb To feed something so it grows and stays healthy.
  • nurse noun A person trained to care for the sick or injured, typically working under a doctor.

Senses

alō is used for these senses in English:

  • breastfeed (transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.
  • feed (transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.
  • feed (transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.
  • grow (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
  • nourish (transitive) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
  • nourish (transitive) To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
  • nurse (transitive) To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.

feed — full definition

  1. verb To give food to a person or animal.
  2. verb To supply material into a machine or process.
  3. noun Food given to farm animals or pets.
  4. noun A continuously updated stream of online content, such as posts from social media.

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