garden

CEFRA1

/ˈɡɑː.d(ə)n/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of land where plants, flowers, or vegetables grow.

  2. 02

    verb

    To work in a garden.

Examples

  • Her garden is a work of art.

  • I think I'll do some digging in the garden.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

  2. Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

  3. Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

More examples

In context

  • You've been properly led up the garden path.

  • You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.

  • flower garden; herb garden; rose garden; vegetable garden

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Origin

noun

From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin and of garth. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród). Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via...