Herd — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪtʃpɹuːf/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːd/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɪtʃpɹuːf/.

Examples

his brilliance raised him above the ruck
the children resembled a fairy herd
We herded the children into a spare classroom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crowd ruck

Parts of Speech

noun	a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
noun	a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
noun	a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things “his brilliance raised him above the ruck”
verb	cause to herd, drive, or crowd together “We herded the children into a spare classroom”
verb	move together, like a herd
verb	keep, move, or drive animals “Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?”

Word Forms

herd	verb	keep, move, or drive animals
herd	noun	a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
herder	noun	someone who drives a herd
crowd	noun	a large number of things or people considered together
crowding	noun	a situation in which people or things are crowded together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herde

eine Gruppe von Rindern oder Schafen oder anderen Haustieren derselben Art, die von Menschen gehütet werden

🇫🇷French

troupeau

un groupe de bovins, de moutons ou d'autres mammifères domestiques de la même espèce, gardés en troupeau par les humains

🇪🇸Spanish

rebaño

un grupo de ganado vacuno u ovino u otros mamíferos domésticos del mismo tipo que son pastoreados por humanos

🇮🇹Italian

gregge

un gruppo di bovini, ovini o altri mammiferi domestici, tutti dello stesso tipo, allevati dagli esseri umani

🇳🇱Dutch

kudde

een groep runderen, schapen of andere gedomesticeerde zoogdieren, allemaal van dezelfde soort, die door mensen worden gehoed

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebanho

um grupo de bovinos ou ovinos ou outros mamíferos domésticos da mesma espécie que são pastoreados por humanos

🇷🇺Russian

стадо

группа крупного рогатого скота, овец или других домашних млекопитающих одного вида, выпасаемых людьми

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुंड

मवेशियों या भेड़ों या एक ही प्रकार के अन्य घरेलू स्तनधारियों का एक समूह जो मनुष्यों द्वारा चराया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পশুপাল

গবাদি পশু বা ভেড়া বা অন্যান্য গৃহপালিত স্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণীর একটি দল যা মানুষের দ্বারা পালন করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தை

ஒரே வகையான கால்நடைகள் அல்லது செம்மறி ஆடுகள் அல்லது பிற வீட்டுப் பாலூட்டிகள் அனைத்தும் மனிதர்களால் மேய்க்கப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

మంద

పశువులు లేదా గొర్రెలు లేదా ఇతర పెంపుడు క్షీరదాల సమూహం ఒకే రకమైన మానవులచే మందలుగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

कळप

गुरेढोरे किंवा मेंढ्या किंवा इतर पाळीव सस्तन प्राण्यांचा एक समूह जो मानवाद्वारे पाळला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોળું

પશુઓ અથવા ઘેટાં અથવા અન્ય ઘરેલું સસ્તન પ્રાણીઓનું એક જૂથ જે મનુષ્ય દ્વારા પશુપાલન કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಡು

ದನಗಳ ಗುಂಪು ಅಥವಾ ಕುರಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ದೇಶೀಯ ಸಸ್ತನಿಗಳು ಒಂದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಮಾನವರಿಂದ ಹಿಂಡುಹಿಡಿಯಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടം

ഒരു കൂട്ടം കന്നുകാലികളോ ആടുകളോ മറ്റ് വളർത്തു സസ്തനികളോ എല്ലാം തന്നെ മനുഷ്യർ വളർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁੰਡ

ਪਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਭੇਡਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਘਰੇਲੂ ਥਣਧਾਰੀ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ ਇੱਕੋ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜੋ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਾਲਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ریوڑ

مویشیوں یا بھیڑوں یا دوسرے گھریلو ستنداریوں کا ایک گروپ جو ایک ہی قسم کے ہیں جو انسانوں کے ذریعہ چرائے جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一群

由人类放牧的一群牛、羊或其他同类的家养哺乳动物

🇯🇵Japanese

群れ

人間によって群れをなされる、すべて同じ種類の牛、羊、または他の家畜哺乳類の群れ

🇰🇷Korean

떼

인간이 키우는 소나 양 또는 같은 종류의 기타 가축 포유동물의 집단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bầy đàn

một nhóm gia súc, cừu hoặc các động vật có vú nuôi trong nhà khác cùng loại được con người chăn nuôi

🇹🇭Thai

ฝูงสัตว์

กลุ่มวัว แกะ หรือสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมในบ้านอื่นๆ ทุกชนิดที่มนุษย์เลี้ยงไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kawanan

sekelompok sapi atau domba atau mamalia domestik lainnya yang semuanya sejenis yang digembalakan oleh manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

kawan

isang grupo ng mga baka o tupa o iba pang mga alagang mammal na lahat ng parehong uri na pinapastol ng mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

kawanan

sekumpulan lembu atau biri-biri atau mamalia domestik lain semua jenis yang sama yang digembala oleh manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطيع

مجموعة من الأبقار أو الأغنام أو غيرها من الثدييات الأليفة من نفس النوع والتي يرعاها البشر

🇮🇷Persian

گله

گروهی از گاو یا گوسفند یا سایر پستانداران اهلی از یک نوع که توسط انسان گله می‌شوند.

🇹🇷Turkish

sürü

insanlar tarafından otlatılan, tamamı aynı türden sığır, koyun veya diğer evcil memelilerden oluşan bir grup

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֵדֶר

קבוצה של בקר או כבשים או יונקים ביתיים אחרים, כולם מאותו סוג שבני אדם רועים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'herd'?

The primary meaning of 'herd' is 'a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans'.

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Using 'herd' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'herd' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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