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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDFEED

handfeed  [ˈhændˌfiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDFEED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handfeed is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb handfeed in English.

WHAT DOES HANDFEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of handfeed in the English dictionary

The definition of handfeed in the dictionary is to feed by hand. Other definition of handfeed is to give food to in fixed amounts and at fixed times, rather than use a self-feeding system.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HANDFEED

PRESENT

Present
I handfeed
you handfeed
he/she/it handfeeds
we handfeed
you handfeed
they handfeed
Present continuous
I am handfeeding
you are handfeeding
he/she/it is handfeeding
we are handfeeding
you are handfeeding
they are handfeeding
Present perfect
I have handfed
you have handfed
he/she/it has handfed
we have handfed
you have handfed
they have handfed
Present perfect continuous
I have been handfeeding
you have been handfeeding
he/she/it has been handfeeding
we have been handfeeding
you have been handfeeding
they have been handfeeding
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I handfed
you handfed
he/she/it handfed
we handfed
you handfed
they handfed
Past continuous
I was handfeeding
you were handfeeding
he/she/it was handfeeding
we were handfeeding
you were handfeeding
they were handfeeding
Past perfect
I had handfed
you had handfed
he/she/it had handfed
we had handfed
you had handfed
they had handfed
Past perfect continuous
I had been handfeeding
you had been handfeeding
he/she/it had been handfeeding
we had been handfeeding
you had been handfeeding
they had been handfeeding
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will handfeed
you will handfeed
he/she/it will handfeed
we will handfeed
you will handfeed
they will handfeed
Future continuous
I will be handfeeding
you will be handfeeding
he/she/it will be handfeeding
we will be handfeeding
you will be handfeeding
they will be handfeeding
Future perfect
I will have handfed
you will have handfed
he/she/it will have handfed
we will have handfed
you will have handfed
they will have handfed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been handfeeding
you will have been handfeeding
he/she/it will have been handfeeding
we will have been handfeeding
you will have been handfeeding
they will have been handfeeding
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would handfeed
you would handfeed
he/she/it would handfeed
we would handfeed
you would handfeed
they would handfeed
Conditional continuous
I would be handfeeding
you would be handfeeding
he/she/it would be handfeeding
we would be handfeeding
you would be handfeeding
they would be handfeeding
Conditional perfect
I would have handfeed
you would have handfeed
he/she/it would have handfeed
we would have handfeed
you would have handfeed
they would have handfeed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been handfeeding
you would have been handfeeding
he/she/it would have been handfeeding
we would have been handfeeding
you would have been handfeeding
they would have been handfeeding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you handfeed
we let´s handfeed
you handfeed
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to handfeed
Past participle
handfed
Present Participle
handfeeding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDFEED


birdfeed
ˈbɜːdˌfiːd
feed
fiːd
misfeed
ˌmɪsˈfiːd
overfeed
ˌəʊvəˈfiːd
pigfeed
ˈpɪɡˌfiːd
pressure-feed
ˈpreʃəˌfiːd
refeed
riːˈfiːd
tractorfeed
ˈtræktəˌfiːd
underfeed
ˌʌndəˈfiːd
unfeed
ʌnˈfiːd
winterfeed
ˈwɪntəˌfiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDFEED

handcrafted
handcraftsman
handcuff
handcuffs
handedness
Handel
hander
handfast
handfasting
handfed
handful
handgrip
handgun
handhold
handicap
handicap register
handicapped
handicapper
handicapping
handicraft

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDFEED

bottle-feed
breast-feed
chicken feed
cut sheet feed
drip-feed
float-feed
foliar feed
force-feed
form feed
friction feed
line feed
sheet feed
single-sheet feed
spoon-feed
stall-feed
stream feed

Synonyms and antonyms of handfeed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handfeed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDFEED

Find out the translation of handfeed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handfeed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handfeed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Spanish

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570 millions of speakers

English

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

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280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handfeed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

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Translator English - Japanese

handfeed
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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

Handfeed
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Translator English - Vietnamese

handfeed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handfeed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाताळलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

handfeed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

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50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

handfeed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

handfeed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handfeed

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDFEED»

The term «handfeed» is used very little and occupies the 155.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDFEED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «handfeed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «handfeed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handfeed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDFEED»

Discover the use of handfeed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handfeed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lovebirds: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Health
Handfeeding is a fairly simple operation in which much can go wrong. lf at all possible, have someone who is experienced demonstrate exactly how to handfeed a new chick. This may not always be possible, but it is the easiest way. Pulling ...
Mary Gorman, 2005
2
Dph Sports Series-Badminton
2 hit straight hit x-court handfeed underarm from forehand midcourt handfeed underarm from forehand midcourt SINGLE FEEDING Set or rep. Training Sequence Player Feeder Rep. 88 • Badminton. Rep. 2 smash x-court in forehand midcourt ...
Ashok Kumar, 1999
3
National Hardwood Magazine
The handfeed shaper is often used for similar work, and will make chamfering or cornering cuts on both straight and curved edges, internally- scrolled openings, etc. It has only one limitation. It cannot follow an internal curve having a radius ...
‎1964
4
The Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures
Now I'll probably have to handfeed him.' Zackary glanced back at the plant, which was still snapping its jaws. 'Iggy?' he said. 'Handfeed?' he added. Zackary couldn' t remember the last time someone had told him off like this. Other than his ...
Sam Bowring, 2009
5
Miss New York Has Everything
Then he'd fry or boil these and handfeed them to Tina II while she sat in his chair at the head of the kitchen table. “You have to prime her,” he'd say, as if he'd just give her a taste and then let her go to it on her own. Buttheidea of TinaIIstuffing ...
Lori Jakiela, 2009
6
Devouring Anxiety: Victorian Breastfeeding and the Modern ...
Amongst its most disastrous results may be regarded the fate of the wet-nurse's child, which is in most cases put out to dry-nurse [handfeed], falls into ignorant or unprincipled hands, and, as a consequence, too often meets with premature ...
Amy D'Antonio, 2009
7
How to Talk to Your Animals
Imprinting usually comes some days after hatching, when their eyes have opened. Because they are so feeble and difficult to raise from theegg, breeders do not handfeed altricial babies untilthey are well feathered and haveseen their parents.
Jean Craighead George, 2011
8
Hawks on Hawks
He had five thousand head out in the grass, they ate it alloff,and they had to handfeed them. They hadto handfeed five thousand head, andthey were whiteface becauseyou can'tgetthat many longhorn.” You can't get that many longhorn, so we ...
Joseph McBride, 2013
9
Parrots For Dummies
Doing this also helps you to know if you have to pull and handfeed any of the babies in the clutch. For example, if the first egg is more than 14 days older than the last egg in a large clutch, know that you'll have to handfeed the older chicks in  ...
Nikki Moustaki, 2011
10
The Southern Lumberman
In various small shops and factories a considerable amount of odd-lot ripping is performed at handfeed ripsaws. Occasionally, a certain amount of rippingis practiced in larger plants on such machines, to avoid interfering with operations ...
Daniel W. Baird, Samuel K. Cowan, Edward B. Martin, 1955

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDFEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handfeed is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's on in Western Sydney: From Naidoc Week events to a night …
Cuddle a koala, handfeed kangaroos or get face-to-face with an emu. Cost: Prices vary Time: Daily from 9am-5pm Where: 217 Kildare Rd, ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
2
Lack of substantial rain worries WA farmers
Agronomist Chris Wilkins said many graziers could not sell their stock and had little option but to handfeed their animals. "That's normally some ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
3
Baton Rouge zookeepers tell all: Giraffes are shy, bats are loveable …
... a few waited for Pope to bring a piece of cantaloupe — their favorite food — and handfeed it to them. Some seemed to know their name when ... «The Advocate, Jun 15»
4
Domestic hay market surprisingly slow
Demand for hay is expected to rise over the coming months, however, with producers already starting to handfeed as cool winter conditions set ... «ABC Online, May 15»
5
Sad closure of Furzepig Hedgehog Rescue
The work involved with caring for these baby hedgehogs is intense; Maureen has dedicated endless hours to handfeed and toilet them, ... «Ross Gazette, Apr 15»
6
Cruise company releases details of tour taking in Gladstone
"While in Moreton Island, you can handfeed wild dolphins, try parasailing, quad biking and much more." The seven-night cruise will leave ... «Gladstone Observer, Apr 15»
7
A road trip to Waitangi
Guide Shaun Howell had waded out with us so that we could handfeed short-tailed and eagle sting ray. As this was an ecotour I didn't want to ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
8
Family holidays the kids will love
Hire bikes and pedal to Neds Beach to handfeed the ankle-bumping wrasse, mullet and kingfish (snorkels, fins and masks are also stashed ... «The Australian, Mar 15»
9
Close encounters of the Amazon kind
Guests can handfeed baby manatees. 3. Buying school supplies, dental hygiene kits and fishing tools to hand out to small river communities. 4. «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
10
Australian Reptile Park at Somersby has fun things to see and do …
Visitors meet animals up close, handfeed kangaroos and have photos with a koala, wombat, Tasmanian devils and a giant Burmese python. «The Daily Telegraph, Dec 14»

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