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feeds off

feeds off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feed off.

Meaning of feed off

Verb

feed off (third-person singular simple present feeds off, present participle feeding off, simple past and past participle fed off)

  1. (transitive) To consume as part of a diet.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To get stimulus from (an external object).
    • It seems like her boss feeds off her unhappiness.

Questions about feeds off

What is feeds off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Feeds off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of feed off.

Words near feeds off in the dictionary

  1. feeds
  2. feeds and waters
  3. feeds back
  4. feeds forward
  5. feeds into
  6. feeds off
  7. feeds on
  8. feeds the dragon
  9. feeds the fire
  10. feeds the meter
  11. feeds the troll

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