feed into

verb

To be a tributary of another river or waterway.

“The River Frome feeds into the Avon in the centre of Bristol.”

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Meanings

verbfeed into (third-person singular simple present feeds into, present participle feeding into, simple past and past participle fed into)

present singular third person feeds into · participle present feeding into · participle past fed into · past fed into

  1. transitiveTo be a tributary of another river or waterway.

    The River Frome feeds into the Avon in the centre of Bristol.

  2. figurativelytransitiveTo perpetuate; to reinforce.

    The high proportions of Asian students at prestigious universities feed into the stereotype of Asians putting a high value on education.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feed into,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feed%20into.

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