"aliment" meaning in English

See aliment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.lɪ.mənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aliment.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aliments [plural]
Etymology: From French aliment, from Latin alimentum (“food”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{bor|en|fr|aliment}} French aliment, {{der|en|la|alimentum||food}} Latin alimentum (“food”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aliment (countable and uncountable, plural aliments)
  1. (now rare) Food. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aliment-en-noun-SDRMr7DU
  2. (figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aliment-en-noun-GBjtNE-j
  3. (Scotland) An allowance for maintenance; alimony. Tags: Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aliment-en-noun-hrWsfgBM Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 37 54 3 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈæ.lɪ.mənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aliment.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aliments [present, singular, third-person], alimenting [participle, present], alimented [participle, past], alimented [past]
Etymology: From French aliment, from Latin alimentum (“food”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{bor|en|fr|aliment}} French aliment, {{der|en|la|alimentum||food}} Latin alimentum (“food”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} aliment (third-person singular simple present aliments, present participle alimenting, simple past and past participle alimented)
  1. (obsolete) To feed, nourish. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-aliment-en-verb-FSkN8gni
  2. To sustain, support.
    Sense id: en-aliment-en-verb-DalPdAdY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alimentative Related terms: alimentary, alimentary canal, alimony, alimental, alimentous

Inflected forms

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