foray (noun)

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• foray — ► NOUN 1) a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory. 2) a brief but spirited attempt to become involved in a new activity. ► VERB ▪ make or go on a foray. DERIVATIVES forayer noun. ORIGIN from Old French forrier forager …   English terms dictionary

• foray — UK US /ˈfɒreɪ/ noun [C] ► a short involvement in an activity, an area, or a market that is different from a person or company s usual one: a foray into sth »This is the company s first foray into the US market. »The supermarket has made a foray… …   Financial and business terms

• foray — I noun aggression, armed attack, attack, brigandage, depredation, drive, hostile invasion, incursion, inimical descent, inroad, invasion, looting, maraud, offense, offensive, pillaging, plundering, predatory incursion, push, raid, ransack, razzia …   Law dictionary

• foray — UK [ˈfɒreɪ] / US [ˈfɔˌreɪ] noun [countable] Word forms foray : singular foray plural forays 1) an attempt at doing something new or something that you do not usually do Anna s forays into cooking were never very successful. 2) a sudden quick… …   English dictionary

• foray — /ˈfɒreɪ / (say foray), /ˈfɔ / (say faw ) noun 1. a raid for the purpose of taking plunder. 2. a trip made for a particular purpose: to make a foray into town to do the shopping. 3. a first attempt at a new activity: her foray into the fashion… …  

• foray — 1 noun (C) 1 a short attempt at doing a particular job or activity, especially one that is very different from what you usually do: After a brief unsuccessful foray into politics, he went back to his law practice. 2 a short sudden attack by a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• foray — I. verb Etymology: Middle English forrayen, from Anglo French forreyer, foreer, probably back formation from *forrier, *forreour forager, raider, from fuerre, foer provender more at forage Date: 14th century transitive verb archaic to ravage in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foray — [ fɒreɪ] noun 1》 a sudden attack or raid into enemy territory. 2》 a brief but spirited attempt to become involved in a new activity. verb make or go on a foray. Derivatives forayer noun Origin ME: back form. from forayer a person who forays ,… …   English new terms dictionary

• foray — 1. noun /ˈfɒ.ɹeɪ,ˈfɔːɹ.eɪ/ a) A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. b) A brief ex …   Wiktionary

• foray — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. i. raid, attack; pillage (see stealing). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. raid, invasion, incursion, venture; see attack 1 , venture . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. raid, plunder, pillage, ransack,… …   English dictionary for students

• foray — for|ay [ fɔ,reı ] noun count 1. ) an attempt at doing something new or something you do not usually do: Anna s forays into cooking were never very successful. 2. ) a sudden quick attack on an enemy 3. ) a short trip ╾ for|ay verb intransitive …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English