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for·ay Pronunciation Key (fôr, fr, fr)
n.
A sudden raid or military advance.
A venture or an initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area: an actor's foray into politics.
v. for·ayed, for·ay·ing, for·ays
v. intr.
To make a raid.
To make inroads, as for profit or adventure.
v. tr. Archaic
To pillage in search of spoils.
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[Middle English forrai, from forraien, to plunder, probably back-formation from forreour, raider, plunderer, from Old French forrier, from forrer, to forage. See forage.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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foray
\For"ay\ (?; 277), n. [Another form of forahe. Cf. Forray.] A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser.
-Some meanings work, adventure etc.
-some don't , venturing into fields in which you have no experience.

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