field
To place in a gameTo place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
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» The prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
На конференции премьер-министр ответил на ряд непростых вопросов со стороны прессы. — shanghainese
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By meaning 1
Examples
377 sentencesThe prime minister fielded some tough questions at the press conference.
ruНа конференции премьер-министр ответил на ряд непростых вопросов со стороны прессы. — shanghainese
That's our baseball field.
Це наше бейсбольне поле. — deniko
ruЭто наше бейсбольное поле. — Balamax
deDas ist unser Baseballplatz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The house was surrounded by fields.
ruДом был окружен полями. — sharptoothed
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
einsetzen, einsetzen
отпра́витьotprávitʹ, напра́витьnaprávitʹ
select (a team or individual player) for a game
(transitive)To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
(transitive)To answer; to address.
She will field questions immediately after her presentation.
More meanings 3
(intransitive)To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.
(transitive)To execute research (in the field).
He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product.
(transitive)To deploy in the field.
to field a new land-mine detector
Origin
From Middle English feld, feeld (“field”), from Old English feld (“field”), from Proto-WesFrom Middle English feld, feeld (“field”), from Old English feld (“field”), from Proto-West Germanic *felþu (“field”), from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“field, plain”) or *pleth₂- (“flat”) (with schwebeablaut).
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Forms
fields, fielding, fielded, fieldedTenses
field · fielded · will field · have fieldedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons 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
See also
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