Pasture — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈæstʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈastʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈastʃə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈæstʃɚ/.

Examples

the herd was grazing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ley crop grass graze range forage pasturage grazing land eatage browse pastureland lea

Parts of Speech

noun	a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
noun	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
verb	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
verb	feed as in a meadow or pasture “the herd was grazing”

Word Forms

pasture	verb	let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
forage	verb	wander and feed
grazier	noun	a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
graze	noun	the act of grazing
grazing	noun	the act of grazing
pasture	noun	a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
pasturage	noun	bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
browse	noun	the act of feeding by continual nibbling
range	noun	a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weide

ein mit Gras oder Gräsern bedecktes Feld, das für die Beweidung durch Vieh geeignet ist

🇫🇷French

pâturage

un champ couvert d'herbe ou d'herbes et propice au pâturage du bétail

🇪🇸Spanish

pastar

un campo cubierto de pasto o forraje y apto para el pastoreo del ganado

🇮🇹Italian

pascolo

un campo coperto di erba o erba e adatto al pascolo del bestiame

🇳🇱Dutch

weiland

een veld bedekt met gras of kruiden en geschikt voor begrazing door vee

🇵🇹Portuguese

pasto

um campo coberto com grama ou forragem e adequado para pastagem de gado

🇷🇺Russian

пастбище

поле, покрытое травой или травостоем и пригодное для выпаса скота

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरागाह

घास या जड़ी-बूटियों से ढका हुआ और पशुओं के चरने के लिए उपयुक्त मैदान

🇧🇩Bengali

চারণভূমি

ঘাস বা লতাপাতা দিয়ে আচ্ছাদিত একটি মাঠ এবং গবাদি পশুদের চারণের জন্য উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

மேய்ச்சல் நிலம்

புல் அல்லது மூலிகைகளால் மூடப்பட்ட ஒரு வயல் மற்றும் கால்நடைகள் மேய்ச்சலுக்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

పచ్చిక బయళ్ళు

గడ్డి లేదా మూలికలతో కప్పబడిన పొలం మరియు పశువుల మేతకు అనుకూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरण

गवत किंवा औषधी वनस्पतींनी झाकलेले आणि पशुधन चरण्यासाठी योग्य असलेले शेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોચર

ઘાસ અથવા વનસ્પતિથી ઢંકાયેલું અને પશુધન દ્વારા ચરવા માટે યોગ્ય ક્ષેત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲು

ಹುಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗಿಡಮೂಲಿಕೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾದ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾನುವಾರುಗಳಿಂದ ಮೇಯಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേച്ചിൽപുറം

പുല്ല് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സസ്യങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞതും കന്നുകാലികൾക്ക് മേയാൻ അനുയോജ്യവുമായ ഒരു വയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਰਾਗਾਹ

ਘਾਹ ਜਾਂ ਜੜੀ ਬੂਟੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਖੇਤ ਅਤੇ ਪਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਢੁਕਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

چراگاہ

گھاس یا جڑی بوٹیوں سے ڈھکا ہوا کھیت اور مویشیوں کے چرنے کے لیے موزوں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牧场

覆盖着草或牧草且适合牲畜放牧的田地

🇯🇵Japanese

牧草地

草や牧草で覆われ、家畜の放牧に適した野原

🇰🇷Korean

목장

풀이나 풀로 덮여 있고 가축이 방목하기에 적합한 들판

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồng cỏ

một cánh đồng được bao phủ bởi cỏ hoặc cỏ và thích hợp để chăn thả gia súc

🇹🇭Thai

ทุ่งหญ้า

ทุ่งที่ปกคลุมไปด้วยหญ้าหรือพืชหญ้า เหมาะแก่การเลี้ยงปศุสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

padang rumput

ladang yang ditumbuhi rumput atau rumputan dan cocok untuk penggembalaan ternak

🇵🇭Filipino

pastulan

isang patlang na natatakpan ng damo o damo at angkop para sa pastulan ng mga alagang hayop

🇲🇾Malay

padang rumput

padang yang dilitupi rumput atau rumput dan sesuai untuk diragut oleh ternakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المراعي

حقل مغطى بالعشب أو العشب ومناسب لرعي الماشية

🇮🇷Persian

مرتع

مزرعه ای پوشیده از علف یا علف و مناسب برای چرای دام

🇹🇷Turkish

otlak

çimen veya otlarla kaplı ve hayvanların otlatılmasına uygun bir alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסְפּוֹא

שדה מכוסה עשב או עשב ומתאים למרעה על ידי בעלי חיים

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The primary meaning of 'pasture' is 'a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock'.

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

In which domain is the word 'pasture' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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