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/fid/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | feed |
| he/she/it | feeds |
| present participle | feeding |
| past tense | fed |
| past participle | fed |
We've been feeding the ducks on the river.
The dogs were fed on raw meat.
The leftover food is fed to the pigs.
All the children will be properly fed and cared for.
He's been feeding the police with information about terrorist activities.
Information is fed into the computer and stored in a database.
the main arteries that feed blood to the brain
She saw him feeding documents into the shredder.
Feed the fabric gently through the machine.
I fed the parking meter with my remaining change.
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