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pasture

Transitive Verb[C/U] Both
pl: pasturespast: pasturedpp: pastureding: pasturingcomp: nullsup: null

This word evokes a sense of pastoral tranquility and agricultural openness. It is heavily associated with the imagery of wide, green horizons and the slow pace of rural life, often carrying a peaceful or idyllic connotation in literary contexts. In professional farming, it is a technical term for land management, but in a broader cultural sense, it suggests a state of contentment and natural abundance, often contrasted with the confinement of a barn or the chaos of a city.

Countable when referring to a specific enclosed field of grass. Uncountable when referring to the general concept of grassland used for grazing.

Meanings

Noun
[someone][something]

Land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals.

"The cattle were grazing in the lush green pasture."

Transitive Verb
[someone][something]

To put animals out to graze on a piece of land.

"The farmer decided to pasture the sheep on the north hill."

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