farm

farm

F0038500 (färm)n.1. A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production.2. a. A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals.b. An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm.3. a. A facility for the generation of energy by converting it from a particular source, usually by means of multiple electric generators: a wind farm.b. A place where a group of similar devices or storage containers are set up: a tank farm; a server farm.4. Baseball A minor-league club affiliated with a major-league club for the training of recruits and the maintenance of temporarily unneeded players.5. Obsolete a. The system of leasing out the rights of collecting and retaining taxes in a certain district.b. A district so leased.v. farmed, farm·ing, farms v.tr.1. To cultivate or produce a crop on (land).2. To cultivate, breed, or raise (plants or animals).3. To pay a fixed sum in order to have the right to collect and retain profits from (a business, for example).4. To turn over (a business, for example) to another in return for the payment of a fixed sum.v.intr. To engage in farming.Phrasal Verb: farm out1. To send (work, for example) from a central point to be done elsewhere.2. Baseball To assign (a player) to a minor-league team.

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[Middle English, lease, leased property, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, fixed payment, from Latin firmāre, to establish, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

farm

(fɑːm) n1. (Agriculture) a. a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestockb. (as modifier): farm produce. c. (in combination): farmland. 2. (Agriculture) a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish: a fish farm. 3. an installation for storage4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a district of which one or more taxes are leased5. (Historical Terms) history a. a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etcb. a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc, in lieu of taxesc. the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or groupd. a fixed tax, rent, etc, paid regularlyvb6. (Agriculture) (tr) a. to cultivate (land)b. to rear (stock, etc) on a farm7. (Agriculture) (intr) to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life8. (Commerce) (tr) to look after a child for a fixed sum9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sumsb. to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions[C13: from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settle] ˈfarmable adj

farm

(fɑrm)

n. 1. a tract of land, usu. with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood. 2. land or water devoted to the raising of animals, fish, plants, etc.: a pig farm; an oyster farm. 3. the system, method, or act of collecting revenue by leasing a territory in districts. 4. a country or district leased for the collection of revenue. 5. a fixed yearly amount accepted from a person in view of local or district taxes that he or she is authorized to collect. 6. Eng. Hist. a. the rent or income from leased property. b. the condition of being leased at a fixed rent; possession under lease; a lease. 7. Obs. a fixed yearly amount payable in the form of rent, taxes, or the like. v.t. 8. to cultivate (land). 9. to take the proceeds or profits of (a tax, undertaking, etc.) on paying a fixed sum. 10. to let or lease (taxes, revenues, an enterprise, etc.) to another for a fixed sum or a percentage (often fol. by out). 11. to let or lease the labor or services of (a person) for hire. 12. to contract for the maintenance of (a person, institution, etc.): a county that farms its poor. v.i. 13. to cultivate the soil; operate a farm. 14. farm out, a. to assign or subcontract (work) to another, esp. to a smaller concern. b. to assign the care of (a child) to another. c. to assign (a baseball player) to a farm team. d. to exhaust (farmland) by overcropping. [1250–1300; Middle English ferme lease, rent < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin firmāre to make firm, confirm. See firm¹] farm`a•ble, adj.

farm

- Comes from medieval Latin firma, "fixed annual payment or rent."See also related terms for rent.

Farm

 the body of “farmers” of public revenue, 1786, i.e., those who undertake the collection of taxes and revenues.

farm

Past participle: farmed
Gerund: farming

Imperative
farm
farm

Present
I farm
you farm
he/she/it farms
we farm
you farm
they farm

Preterite
I farmed
you farmed
he/she/it farmed
we farmed
you farmed
they farmed

Present Continuous
I am farming
you are farming
he/she/it is farming
we are farming
you are farming
they are farming

Present Perfect
I have farmed
you have farmed
he/she/it has farmed
we have farmed
you have farmed
they have farmed

Past Continuous
I was farming
you were farming
he/she/it was farming
we were farming
you were farming
they were farming

Past Perfect
I had farmed
you had farmed
he/she/it had farmed
we had farmed
you had farmed
they had farmed

Future
I will farm
you will farm
he/she/it will farm
we will farm
you will farm
they will farm

Future Perfect
I will have farmed
you will have farmed
he/she/it will have farmed
we will have farmed
you will have farmed
they will have farmed

Future Continuous
I will be farming
you will be farming
he/she/it will be farming
we will be farming
you will be farming
they will be farming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been farming
you have been farming
he/she/it has been farming
we have been farming
you have been farming
they have been farming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been farming
you will have been farming
he/she/it will have been farming
we will have been farming
you will have been farming
they will have been farming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been farming
you had been farming
he/she/it had been farming
we had been farming
you had been farming
they had been farming

Conditional
I would farm
you would farm
he/she/it would farm
we would farm
you would farm
they would farm

Past Conditional
I would have farmed
you would have farmed
he/she/it would have farmed
we would have farmed
you would have farmed
they would have farmed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"chicken farm - farm where chickens are raised for salecroft - a small farm worked by a crofterdairy, dairy farm - a farm where dairy products are producedfarmhouse - house for a farmer and familyfarmplace, farm-place, farmstead - a farm together with its buildingsfarmyard - an area adjacent to farm buildingsgrange - an outlying farmhome-farm - a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishmentpig farm, piggery - a farm where pigs are raised or keptcattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread - farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)sewage farm - a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewagesheeprun, sheepwalk - farm devoted to raising sheepstud farm - a farm where horses are bredtruck farm, truck garden - a farm where vegetables are grown for marketvinery, vineyard - a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are producedworkplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
Verb	1.	farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"ranch - manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona"
	2.	farm - collect fees or profitscollect, take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"hire out, rent out, farm out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"
	3.	farm - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"produce, raise, growfarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockcarry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives"overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wantedcultivate - foster the growth ofkeep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees"

farm

noun1. smallholding, holding, ranch (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), farmstead, land, station (Austral. & N.Z.), acres, vineyard, plantation, croft (Scot.), grange, homestead, acreage We have a small farm.verb1. cultivate, work, plant, operate, till the soil, grow crops on, bring under cultivation, keep animals on, practise husbandry They had farmed the same land for generations.farm something out contract out, hire out, subcontract, outsource They farmed out work to contractors.

Translations

农场农家房屋耕种

farm

(faːm) noun1. an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc. Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms. 農場 农场2. the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place. We visited the farm; (also adjective) a farm kitchen. 農舍 农家房屋 verb to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc. He farms (5,000 acres) in the south. 耕種 耕种ˈfarmer noun the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc. How many farmworkers does that farmer employ? 農場主 农场主ˈfarming noun the business of owning or running a farm. There is a lot of money involved in farming; (also adjective) farming communities. 農業 农业ˈfarmhouse noun the house in which a farmer lives. 農舍 农家住房，农舍 ˈfarmyard noun the open area surrounded by the farm buildings. There were several hens loose in the farmyard; (also adjective) farmyard animals. 農家庭院 农家庭院

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