food

noun
fōōd

Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

Example

“The innkeeper brought them food and drink.”

Other meanings

A foodstuff, a type of food.
Anything that nourishes or sustains.
“The man's inspiring speech gave us food for thought.”

Example sentences

“What's your favorite type of foreign food?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I have a thing for fast food.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I was told there would be free food.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "fōda".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “food” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.