Scavenged Meaning in English
word · lemma: scavenge
ˈskævəndʒ
SKAV-əndj
skˈævəndʒd
sk-AV-əndjd
Definition
Taken, collected, or found from discarded materials, waste, or unwanted items. Often used to describe searching for and taking things that others have thrown away.
Usage & Nuances
Common in contexts of survival, nature, waste, or poverty. Often paired with words like 'food', 'parts', or 'materials': 'scavenged food', 'scavenged parts.' More neutral or factual than 'stolen.'
Spanish: recolectado (de desechos) - saqueadoPortuguese (BR): vasculhado (em busca de algo) - recolhido de lixoPortuguese (PT): vasculhado (à procura de algo) - recolhido de lixoChinese (Simplified): 捡来的 - 从废弃物中搜集的Chinese (Traditional): 撿來的 - 從廢棄物中搜集的Hindi: इकट्ठा किया (कचरे से) - उठायाArabic: مجمّع (من نفايات) - تم البحث عنهBengali: খোঁজা-জোগাড় করা - জোগাড় করাRussian: раздобыть - добытый (из отходов) - найденныйJapanese: あさった - 拾い集めたVietnamese: nhặt được - thu lượm (từ đồ bỏ đi)Korean: 주워온 - (버려진 것을) 모은Turkish: toplanmış - hurdadan elde edilmişUrdu: چُن لیا گیا - کچرے سے لیا گیاIndonesian: mengais - memulung
Example Sentences
He scavenged old wood to build a table.
basic
The bird scavenged for food in the park.
basic
They scavenged metal from the junkyard.
basic
Most of our furniture was scavenged from the street.
natural
She cooked a meal with ingredients she scavenged after the party.
natural
After the festival, people scavenged anything useful left behind.
natural