farm

CEFRA1

/ˈfɑːm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Land and buildings used for growing crops or raising animals.

  2. 02

    verb

    To grow crops or raise animals for food.

Examples

  • I delighted in going to his farm during the summer vacation.

  • Last summer, I worked part time on the farm.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures.

  2. A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.

  3. A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

More examples

In context

  • Their main business is the conversion of farm buildings into family homes.

  • antenna farm; fuel farm; solar farm; wind farm

  • a render farm

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English ferme, farme (“rent, revenue, produce, factor, stewardship, meal, feast”), influenced by Anglo-Norman ferme (“rent, lease, farm”), from Medieval Latin ferma, firma. There is debate as to whether Medieval Latin acquired this term from Old English feorm (“rent, provision, supplies, feast”), from Proto-Germanic *fermō, *firhuma- (“means of living, subsistence”), from Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (“life force, body, being”), from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- (“life, force, strength, tree”); or from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”). If the former etymology is correct...