English Explanatory Dictionary

pasture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
  2. Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
  3. Food, nourishment.
verb
  1. To move animals into a pasture.
  2. To graze.
  3. To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/ /ˈpæs-/ [-tjə] /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/ /ˈpæʃ-/ /-təɹ/ En-us-pasture.ogg

Word forms

pasture pastures pasturing pastured

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti Proto-Italic *pāskōr Latin pāscor Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pastūra Anglo-Norman pastourbor. Middle English pasture English pasture Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.

Synonyms

leasow

Derived words

black-headed pasture cockchafer depasture grassture impasture nonpasture pastural pasture day moth pastureland pastureless pasture rose pasture thistle pasture tick put out to pasture silvopasture pasture out pasturer repasture
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