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scrounged

/ˈskraʊndʒd/

scroungeverb

scrounged

Past Simple

scrounged

Past Simple

scrounged

Past Participle

scrounging

Gerund

/skraʊndʒ/

Translations

She often scrounges for cigarettes from her friends.

Она часто попрошайничает сигареты у своих друзей.

He tried to scrounge a ride to the city.

Он пытался выпрашивать поездку в город.

He managed to scrounge some food from his neighbors.

Ему удалось добывать немного еды у соседей.

Additional translations

Definitions

To seek to obtain something, typically food or money, at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth.

He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.

To search for and collect items, often in a resourceful or opportunistic manner.

She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.

Synonyms

scroungenoun

Definitions

An act of seeking or obtaining something, especially food or money, by begging or borrowing without intending to repay.

He went on a scrounge to find some extra cash for the weekend.

A person who habitually seeks to obtain food, money, or other items from others without offering payment or return.

He's such a scrounge that he never pays for his own drinks.