park

CEFRA1

/pɑɹk/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A public area of grass, trees, and paths.

  2. 02

    verb

    To leave a vehicle in a particular place.

Examples

  • I'm taking a walk in a park.

  • Sir, you are not allowed to park your car here.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [pʰaːk]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

  2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.

  3. A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.

More examples

In context

  • You can park on either side of the street.

  • 17th century, Edmund Waller, At Penshurst While in the park I sing, the listening deer / Attend my passion, and forget to fear.

  • She went to the park for a jog with him.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.