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foray

foray

26 6.8
A first short try in a new activity
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːreɪ/
: incursión
  • My first foray into the world of fiction introduced me to many new authors.
  • first foray
  • initial foray
  • make a foray

How did this come about, your kind of music foray in Latin America?

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Examples

  • Paolo, the latest collection is a foray into the subtleties of porcelain.

  • So this is our first foray into vlogs.

  • What a good first little foray into becoming best friends.

  • My first foray into the world of fiction.

  • We'll work on aspects of your speech, but... for your first foray into public speaking, you did really well.

  • And, you know, this is our first foray into Greek poetry.

  • Today we're taking our first foray into the mysterious world of ghost towns.

  • Which books you should be checking out, how to get the most out of your foray into Hegel?

  • After dropping out of Malibu Beach Community College at age 24, Keen made a brief foray into the world of adult entertainment.

  • Here, Iser makes a promising foray into literary anthropology, the main subject of his next book.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

exploration
vsforay
156 2.8

To travel through a place to find new things, like a jungle or ocean

is a first, short venture into a new or unfamiliar area

Antonyms

39 3.7

Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening

How Bold

expedition
358 4.1
to venture
114 5.8
foray
26 6.8
attempt
∞ 1.0
to try
∞ 1.0
to dabble
45 4.8

Surface Forms

foray singular
forays plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember foray is to think of a short, bold trip into something new; because it once meant a quick raid, foray can mean an initial attempt or venture into an unfamiliar area.