Definitions for foray
ˈfɔr eɪ, ˈfɒr eɪfor·ay

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foray, raid, maraudnoun

   a sudden short attack

2. forayverb

   an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

   "scientists' forays into politics"

3. plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, forayverb

   steal goods; take as spoils

   "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

4. forayverb

   briefly enter enemy territory

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. foraynoun

   A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

2. foraynoun

   A brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere.

3. forayverb

   To scour (an area or place) for food, treasure, booty etc.

4. forayverb

   To pillage; to ravage.

5. Etymology: From forrayen, a back-formation of forrayour, forreour, forrier, from forrier, fourrier, a derivative of fuerre, of origin, from *, from fōdran, from patrom. Cognate with fuotar (Futter), fodor, foþor, voeder, foder, fóðr. More at fodder, food.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foray

   A foray (Polish: zajazd, Belarusian: наезд, Ukrainian: наїзд) was a traditional method of law enforcement in Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In view of the weakness of the executive in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was used by members of the szlachta to defend their rights. In legal practice, foray was sanctioned by starosta officials, and was the fourth step in the execution of a legal ruling. After the guilty party refused to abandon the disputed property, starosta would call his supporters as well as opponents of the guilty party (therefore creating a temporary force of militia) and attempt to remove the guilty party from his manor. Since the mid-17th century, forays were increasingly done without a legal sanction simply when a member of szlachta would gather his supporters and raid an estate of his opponent. They would become a common occurrence during the period of noble's anarchy in the Commonwealth. In literature, forays were most famously portrayed in Adam Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz, as well as in The Trilogy (With Fire and Sword, The Deluge, Fire in the Steppe) of Henryk Sienkiewicz.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foray

   A foray is a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid. It can also refer to an attempt to become involved in a new activity or sphere.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foraynoun

   a sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid

2. Forayverb

   to pillage; to ravage

3. Etymology: [Another form of forahe. Cf. Forray.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foray

   A foray was a traditional method of law enforcement in Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In view of the weakness of the executive in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was used by members of the szlachta to defend their rights. In legal practice, foray was sanctioned by starosta officials, and was the fourth step in the execution of a legal ruling. After the guilty party refused to abandon the disputed property, starosta would call his supporters as well as opponents of the guilty party and attempt to remove the guilty party from his manor. Since the mid-17th century, forays were increasingly done without a legal sanction simply when a member of szlachta would gather his supporters and raid an estate of his opponent. They would become a common occurrence during the period of noble's anarchy in the Commonwealth. In literature, forays were most famously portrayed in Adam Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz, as well as in The Trilogy of Henryk Sienkiewicz.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foray

   for′ā, n. a sudden incursion into an enemy's country.—v.t. to ravage.—n. For′ayer. [Ety. obscure, but ult. identical with forage (q.v.).]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foray

   A plundering incursion.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Foray is ranked #111988 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Foray surname appeared 157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Foray.
   
   80.8% or 127 total occurrences were White.
   11.4% or 18 total occurrences were Black.
   4.4% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce foray?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foray in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of foray in a Sentence

1. Brooke Shields:

   [ My mom ] was like, ‘ Do you want to put on these jeans and do a commercial ? ’ it was going to be [ a lot of ] wordplay, or historical and literary references. There was a real intellectual spin on how they were going to produce [ the ads ]. Nobody was allowed on set. Because it was Avedon’s first foray into the commercial world. I think he was pretty nervous. Stakes were pretty high and I think there was a lot of pressure. We did multiple, multiple takes of everything.

2. Brian Kessens:

   Something tells me this isn't going to be the last foray between these companies.

3. Libby Armintrout:

   It’s obvious that the Facebook CEO shares this high regard for his mom. During the town hall meeting with the prime minister of India in 2015, one of the topics he asked the prime minister about was about his mother. And it turns out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg did n’t look too far from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mom in Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg choice of spouse, whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg married in 2012. Like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mother, wife Priscilla Chan is an understated physician who shuns the spotlight. Related : From Under the Hoodie : 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg When talking about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mother, Microsoft founder Mary Maxell Gates, currently the richest man in the world, with an estimated worth $ 76.7 billion, has often spoken about a letter she wrote to his then-fianc Melinda the day before their wedding. From those to whom much is given, much is expected, her letter read. Mary Maxell Gates, a long-time philanthropist, died six months later at the age of 64 of breast cancer. Mary Maxell Gates kept Mary Maxell Gates mother’s letter, and Mary Maxell Gates swift foray into the world of philanthropy, establishing The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation with the help of Mary Maxell Gates father, Bill Sr., has been due to the influence of Mary Maxell Gates mother, a formidable business mind in her own right. Mary was a top student at her high school and in college, where she met her husband, a lawyer. They had three children. She threw herself into volunteering and served on the boards of numerous prominent organizations, including the United Way, where she first served as the county chair and, later, the first female national chair. She convinced her son, who was CEO of Microsoft at the time, to start the Employees Giving Campaign at Microsoft to benefit the United Way and other charities. ( He later join the board.) The considerable list of boards she served on is impressive, and when she was appointed to the board of regents of University of Washington in 1975, she spearheaded the move to divest the university’s holding in apartheid South Africa. According to her daughter, Libby Armintrout, Libby Armintrout was an extremely engaged parent and had high expectations of all Libby Armintrout children. Not just grades and that sort of thing, but how we behaved in public, how we would be socially.

4. Lou Eccleston:

   Cattle is for us simply the first foray into what we think is a pretty long list of opportunities.

5. Photographer Landon Nordeman:

   Photographing rituals of celebration has always intrigued me -- whether it be worlds of fashion, art, or sports -- but the last three days were my first foray into the political scene, i loved it! The juxtaposition of two American traditions -- the political race and the state fair -- provided ample opportunity for me to make photographs that express my point of view.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foray
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foray
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foray
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foray
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=foray
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=foray
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=foray
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html