agriculture
The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of…The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
» The government should invest more money in agriculture.
Die Regierung sollte mehr Geld in Landwirtschaft investieren.
Правительство должно вкладывать больше денег в сельское хозяйство.
Правительство должно больше инвестировать в сельское хозяйство.
Правительству следует больше инвестировать в сельское хозяйство.
Уряд повинен вкладати більше грошей у сільське господарство.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.
Meronyms: tillage, cropping
Near-synonym: husbandry
Landwirtschaft, Ackerbau, Agrikultur
се́льское хозя́йствоsélʹskoje xozjájstvo, земле́делиеzemlédelije, агрокульту́раagrokulʹtúra
сільське́ господа́рствоsilʹsʹké hospodárstvo, землеро́бствоzemleróbstvo, агрикульту́раahrykulʹtúra
- the class of people engaged in growing food
- the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
- a large-scale farming enterprise
- the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
Examples
151 sentencesThe government should invest more money in agriculture.
Уряд повинен вкладати більше грошей у сільське господарство.
ruПравительство должно вкладывать больше денег в сельское хозяйство.
deDie Regierung sollte mehr Geld in Landwirtschaft investieren.
He is studying agriculture.
Він вивчає сільське господарство.
ruОн изучает сельское хозяйство.
deEr studiert Landwirtschaft.
Tom works in agriculture.
Том працює в сільскому господарстві.
ruТом работает в сельском хозяйстве.
My major is agriculture.
ruМоя специальность — агрономия.
deMein Hauptfach ist Landwirtschaft.
Tom is studying agriculture.
deTom studiert Landwirtschaft.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from itsFrom Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.
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Forms
plural: agricultures| Singular | agriculture |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock:farminghusbandry
- a large-scale farming enterprise:agribusinessfactory farm
- the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862:Department of AgricultureAgriculture DepartmentUSDA
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable