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Mhr007 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Forage for ant
Hi ,
Can anyone please help me to understand this sentence
"The stick is attenuated at one end to allow the villagers to forage for ants"
What is the purpose of "forage for ants" here ?
This sentence is from magoosh gre vocabulary book.
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a=british ) They use the stick to catch ants, which, I suppose, they eat. To me, "attenuated" seems a slightly unusual choice of word.
- a=british ) They use the stick to catch ants, which, I suppose, they eat.
- To me, "attenuated" seems a slightly unusual choice of word.
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forage: to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/forage?a=british)
They use the stick to catch ants, which, I suppose, they eat.
To me, "attenuated" seems a slightly unusual choi
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