feed on

feed (up)on someone or something

to eat someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) They say that some Bengal tigers feed upon people. They feed on anything that moves.

feed on

To be nourished or sustained by something. Used especially of animals: Pigs feed on corn husks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheldon	SHEL-dən	English
Henrich	-	Slovak
Alfred	AL-frəd (English), al-FRED (French), AHL-fret (German, Polish), AHL-frət (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch
Richa	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali
Atara	-	Hebrew
Jaylee	JAY-lee	English (Modern)