Foray - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɔːreɪ|
Brit.
|ˈfɒreɪ|
noun
- a sudden short attack (syn: maraud, raid)
- an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
- an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
scientists' forays into politics
verb
- steal goods; take as spoils (syn: despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip)
- briefly enter enemy territory
- briefly enter enemy territory
Extra examples
We made a quick foray into town for some supplies.
It will be my first foray into local government.
Wright is about to make his first foray into the music business.
We make regular forays to France to buy wine.
He has no doubts that his firm's foray into Linux will pay off.
Word forms
noun
singular: foray
plural: forays
singular: foray
plural: forays
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