A1verb · transitive · frequent

farm

farm · farms · farmed · farming

рости, зростати, вирощувати

расти, вырасти, вырастать

anlocken, ködern

To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of cropsTo work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.

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UK/ˈfɑːm/US/ˈfɑɹm/

» Tom grew up on a farm.

Tom wuchs auf einem Bauernhof auf. — Augustus

Том виріс на фермі. — deniko

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Meaning

10 senses

(intransitive)To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
(transitive)To devote (land) to farming.
(transitive)To grow (a particular crop).
To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; to farm out.
to farm the taxes
(Internet)To engage in grinding (repetitive activity) in a particular area or against specific enemies for a particular drop or item.
(Internet)To cultivate and/or disseminate through artificial algorithm-incentivized means.
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
To cultivate and/or disseminate through artificial algorithm-incentivized means.
(Internet, derogatory)To act performatively or deliberately to elicit a desired response.
(UK, dialectal)To cleanse; clean out; put in order; empty; empty out
Farm out the stable and pigsty.
(obsolete, transitive)To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.
(obsolete, transitive)To take at a certain rent or rate.

Examples

855 sentences

Tom grew up on a farm.
Том виріс на фермі. — deniko
deTom wuchs auf einem Bauernhof auf. — Augustus
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How far away is your farm?
Як далеко знаходиться твоя ферма? — deniko
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What do you grow on your farm?
Що ти вирощуєш на своїй фермі? — deniko
ruЧто ты выращиваешь у себя на ферме? — odexed
deWas baust du auf deiner Farm an? — brauchinet
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Tom really enjoyed living on the farm.
Тому дуже сподобалося жити на фермі. — deniko
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Did you help out on the farm?
Ти допоміг на фермі? — deniko
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Origin

From Middle English fermen, from Anglo-Norman fermer (“to let out for a fixed payment, lea

From Middle English fermen, from Anglo-Norman fermer (“to let out for a fixed payment, lease, rent”) ultimately from the same Old English source as Etymology 1. Compare Old English feormian (“to feed, supply with food, sustain”).

From Middle English fermen, from Old English feormian (“to clean, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *furbēn (“to clean, polish, buff”). Doublet of furbish.

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Forms

farms, farming, farmed, farmed

Base form	farm · to farm
3rd person singular	farms
Present participle	farming
Past simple	farmed
Past participle	farmed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	farm
he, she, it	farms

Past simpleLesson

all persons

farmed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have farmed
he, she, it	has farmed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will farm

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques:grow raise produce

Word family

14 related words

Derivedaura farm aura farming farm down farm out gold farming karma farm like farm nonfarmed refarmed unfarmed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

on a farm
on the farm
sell his farm
farm not too
a farm not
a small farm
sell my farm
sell the farm
have a farm
acre farm
a farm in
small farm