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to feed into

to feed into

23 4.1
To give information or ideas that change something
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : introducir en
  • The data collected from user feedback will feed into our product improvements over the next year.
  • feed this information into
  • fed into the system
  • data fed into

And a lot of that consumption ends up feeding into the GDP.

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Examples

  • And so it seems to me it actually can feed well into American rhetoric.

  • Multiple factors feed into the Court's failure to clarify the proper application of Marks.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So this, all these guys feed into that same point.

  • And so every experience, you know, can, like, feed into the next.

  • So how does that feed into what I want to do?

  • And the question is, is this new column going to feed into the identity?

  • Our evolving understanding must feed back into our research and correct our course.

    Academic text (1992)
  • And I think it kind of feeds into a part of my perspective on this.

  • Each was connected to the others, and all fed into the crisis in imperial relations.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Whatever data you can get your hands on, you can feed into ChatGPT.

Synonyms

to feed in
vsto feed into
  • Specialized
1 3.8

To keep putting something into a machine or system so it can work

is about contributing information or influence in general rather than continuous supply
to infeed
vsto feed into
  • Specialized
7.7

To feed material or data into a machine

is broader, covering abstract influence and information rather than only mechanical input

Antonyms

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

How Much

to determine
282 3.1
influence
806 2.3
to feed into
23 4.1
to contribute
883 2.7
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

feed into infinitive
feeding into present participle
feeds into third person singular
fed into past
fed into past participle

Morphology

feed + into

The sense 'to contribute to or provide information that affects something' follows directly from combining 'feed' (to give material or information) with 'into' (indicating direction/introduction into something), so the image of putting input into a system is compositional. This verb+preposition pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Feed into comes from the simple image of small streams joining a larger river or workers putting parts into a machine; people feed water or material into something so the small things become part of it. So, feed into means 'to add to' or 'help shape' a larger thing.