aliment
aliment · aliments · alimented · alimenting
To sustain, supportTo sustain, support.
/ˈæ.lɪ.mənt/
Meaning
2 sensesTo sustain, support.
(obsolete)To feed, nourish.
More definitions
- give nourishment to
Origin
From French aliment, from Latin alimentum (“food”).From French aliment, from Latin alimentum (“food”).
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Forms
aliments, alimenting, alimented, alimentedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.