field

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/ˈfi(ː)ld/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An open area of land, often used for farming or sports.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.

Examples

  • We had to walk across a ploughed field.

  • Cattle were grazing in the field.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈfɪi̯ɫd]
  • /ˈfi(ː)ʊ̯d/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

  2. The open country near or belonging to a town or city.

  3. A region containing a particular mineral.

More examples

In context

  • A crop circle was made in a corn field.

  • There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

  • There were some cows grazing in a field.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English feeld, feld (“field”), from Old English feld (“field”), from Proto-West Germanic *felþu (“field”), from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“field, plain”) or *pleth₂- (“flat”) (with schwebeablaut). Cognates Cognate with Scots feld, feild (“field”), North Frisian fial, fälj (“field”), Saterland Frisian Fäild (“field”), West Frisian fjild (“field”), Dutch veld (“field”), German and Luxembourgish Feld (“field”), Vilamovian fald (“field”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk felt (“field”), Swedish fält (“field”), Finnish pelto (“field”), Asturian and Leonese platu (“plate”), Aragonese and Spanish plato (“plate”), Catal...