to give me food; to feed me

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Open one hand to make a curved hand gesture, palm facing upwards. Place the hand in front of your face to signify a bowl. Extend all fingers of the other hand to form a curved hand gesture with the thumb extended vertically and the four fingers close together laterally, palm facing upwards. Move from a distance closer to your mouth and turn your wrist so that to the fingertips come closer to your mouth. This sign mimics the action of a person feeding you out of a bowl using a spoon.

Example sentence

I hadn't finished my apprenticeship until I was 22. I had been an apprentice for 6 years. After that, I started to have my own business. I didn't get paid as an apprentice, but the shop owner provided us lunch and dinner. What I did every day was to learn and practice, such as nailing shoe heels, sewing shoe uppers and fixing shoes. I spent 3 years on making shoe uppers and spent another 3 years on attaching shoe soles. In total, I spent 6 years over there and then I left.

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