farm

1 of 2

noun

ˈfärm

often attributive

obsolete : a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed intervals

: a letting out of revenues or taxes for a fixed sum to one authorized to collect and retain them

: a district or division of a country leased out for the collection of government revenues

: a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes

: a plot of land devoted to the raising of animals and especially domestic livestock

: a tract of water reserved for the artificial cultivation of some aquatic life form

a fish farm

: a minor-league team (as in baseball) associated with a major-league team as a subsidiary

: an area containing a number of similar structures or objects (such as radio antennas or storage tanks)

farm

2 of 2

verb

farmed; farming; farms

transitive verb

obsolete : rent

: to collect and take the fees or profits of (an occupation or business) on payment of a fixed sum

: to give up (something, such as an estate or a business) to another on condition of receiving in return a fixed sum

: to devote to agriculture

: to manage and cultivate as a farm

: to grow or cultivate in quantity

farm trees for fuel

farm salmon

intransitive verb

: to engage in raising crops or animals

Synonyms

Noun

estate
farmstead
grange
ranch

Verb

cultivate
tend
till

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun She grew up on a dairy farm. Running a farm is hard work. Verb My uncle has been farming this land for 60 years. My uncle has been farming on this land for 60 years.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Seasonal cooking classes, local farm products, makers and vendors.

Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 An urban farm, by contrast, can grow all kinds of crops packed closely together because they’re harvested by hand.

WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022 Southwest of Sacramento, the branching arms of waterways reach into a patchwork of farm fields and pastures.

Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 One room was dedicated to the women who, after the departure of the men, were often left to juggle household and farm work.

Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Buy a plant or two on a 32-acre organic farm on Sauvie Island.

oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 The Imperial Valley region, home to one of the nation's most productive farm belts, is bracing for serious damage.

Allison Chinchar, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 With only three major players here, taking GE’s modern offshore turbine off the market could complicate life in a big way for US wind-farm developers.

Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Antique farm and mining machinery, along with antique vehicles, will be displayed.

Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022

Verb

Atsma took advantage of a break in the fighting to farm his land.

Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Moore said one of his priorities is protecting the tribes' agricultural future by engaging with other entities and adopting technology to conserve water and continue to farm in a changing climate.

AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Many villagers walk to farm their fields, which are entirely organic.

New York Times, 11 July 2022 Among the Wampanoag, rights to use the same plot of land could overlap, so that one family might hold the right to fish in a stream and another might hold the right to farm the banks of that stream.

Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 As the world continues to get smaller and increasingly more connected, Andy Rosen and Kaplan work to farm an ecosystem built on tradition.

Rod Berger, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Brothers Glenn and Mark Beck are fourth-generation farmers and have children who are willing and ready to become the fifth to farm the family’s land, which stretches across six counties, including citrus groves in Orange, Lake and Osceola.

Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Saban historian Will Johnson's father used to farm Flat Point on ground owned by his grandfather.

Nicola Chilton, CNN, 8 July 2022 The story behind the old Renteria farmhouse stretches back to the 1940s, when Renteria’s grandfather arrived from Mexico, determined to farm an arid patch of desert near the New Mexico border.

Susan Carroll, NBC News, 1 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English ferme, from Anglo-French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

单词	farms
释义	farm 1 of 2 noun ˈfärm often attributive 1 obsolete : a sum or due fixed in amount and payable at fixed intervals 2 : a letting out of revenues or taxes for a fixed sum to one authorized to collect and retain them 3 : a district or division of a country leased out for the collection of government revenues 4 : a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes 5 a : a plot of land devoted to the raising of animals and especially domestic livestock b : a tract of water reserved for the artificial cultivation of some aquatic life form a fish farm 6 : a minor-league team (as in baseball) associated with a major-league team as a subsidiary 7 : an area containing a number of similar structures or objects (such as radio antennas or storage tanks) farm 2 of 2 verb farmed; farming; farms transitive verb 1 obsolete : rent 2 : to collect and take the fees or profits of (an occupation or business) on payment of a fixed sum 3 : to give up (something, such as an estate or a business) to another on condition of receiving in return a fixed sum 4 a : to devote to agriculture b : to manage and cultivate as a farm c : to grow or cultivate in quantity farm trees for fuel farm salmon intransitive verb : to engage in raising crops or animals Synonyms Noun estate farmstead grange ranch Verb cultivate tend till See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She grew up on a dairy farm. Running a farm is hard work. Verb My uncle has been farming this land for 60 years. My uncle has been farming on this land for 60 years. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Seasonal cooking classes, local farm products, makers and vendors. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 An urban farm, by contrast, can grow all kinds of crops packed closely together because they’re harvested by hand. WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022 Southwest of Sacramento, the branching arms of waterways reach into a patchwork of farm fields and pastures. Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 One room was dedicated to the women who, after the departure of the men, were often left to juggle household and farm work. Sylvie Bigar, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Buy a plant or two on a 32-acre organic farm on Sauvie Island. oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2022 The Imperial Valley region, home to one of the nation's most productive farm belts, is bracing for serious damage. Allison Chinchar, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 With only three major players here, taking GE’s modern offshore turbine off the market could complicate life in a big way for US wind-farm developers. Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Antique farm and mining machinery, along with antique vehicles, will be displayed. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Verb Atsma took advantage of a break in the fighting to farm his land. Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Moore said one of his priorities is protecting the tribes' agricultural future by engaging with other entities and adopting technology to conserve water and continue to farm in a changing climate. AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Many villagers walk to farm their fields, which are entirely organic. New York Times, 11 July 2022 Among the Wampanoag, rights to use the same plot of land could overlap, so that one family might hold the right to fish in a stream and another might hold the right to farm the banks of that stream. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 As the world continues to get smaller and increasingly more connected, Andy Rosen and Kaplan work to farm an ecosystem built on tradition. Rod Berger, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Brothers Glenn and Mark Beck are fourth-generation farmers and have children who are willing and ready to become the fifth to farm the family’s land, which stretches across six counties, including citrus groves in Orange, Lake and Osceola. Abigail Hasebroock, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Saban historian Will Johnson's father used to farm Flat Point on ground owned by his grandfather. Nicola Chilton, CNN, 8 July 2022 The story behind the old Renteria farmhouse stretches back to the 1940s, when Renteria’s grandfather arrived from Mexico, determined to farm an arid patch of desert near the New Mexico border. Susan Carroll, NBC News, 1 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English ferme, from Anglo-French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to make firm, from firmus firm First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing farm cube farm collective farm buy the farm farm animals factory farm the funny farm sewage farm poor farm health farm fat farm funny farm fish farm farm out tree farm wind farm work farm truck farm non-farm bet the farm on it farm team See More cube farm collective farm buy the farm farm animals factory farm the funny farm sewage farm poor farm health farm fat farm funny farm fish farm farm out tree farm wind farm work farm truck farm non-farm bet the farm on it farm team See More Kids Definition farm 1 of 2 noun ˈfärm 1 : a piece of land used for growing crops or raising animals 2 : an area of water where fish or shellfish are grown farm 2 of 2 verb farmed; farming 1 : to use for raising crops or animals They farm the land. 2 : to work on or run a farm farms 1 of 2 noun plural of farm as in ranches a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock a farm that has been in the same family for five generations Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ranches estates plantations farmsteads granges homesteads gardens farmlands orchards farmhouses croplands manors farmyards smallholdings haciendas crofts steadings stations spreads farms 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of farm as in plants to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year Synonyms & Similar Words plants harvests cultivates crops tills tends hoes harrows reaps sharecrops
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farm

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