garden
To grow plants in a gardenTo grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
» We picked flowers in the garden.
Wir haben im Garten Blumen gepflückt. — Aru
Мы рвали цветы в саду. — odexed
Ми зібрали квіти у саду. — anastasishko
Ми рвали квіти у садку. — aandrusiak
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3 senses(intransitive)To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
I love to garden—this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
gärtnern
садо́вничатьsadóvničatʹ, огоро́дничатьogoródničatʹ
work in the garden
(intransitive)Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
(slang)To smoke marijuana.
Examples
2260 sentencesWe picked flowers in the garden.
Ми зібрали квіти у саду. — anastasishko
ruМы рвали цветы в саду. — odexed
deWir haben im Garten Blumen gepflückt. — Aru
There was nobody in the garden.
У саду нікого не було. — brambury
ruНикого не было в саду. — corvard
deDa war niemand im Garten. — Wolf
She picked flowers in the garden.
Вона збирала в саду квіти. — deniko
ruОна нарвала в саду цветов. — sharptoothed
deSie pflückte im Garten Blumen. — Ullalia
I helped Tom weed the garden.
Я допоміг Тому прополоти в городі. — deniko
Tom is in the garden now.
Том зараз на городі. — Ahha
deTom ist gerade im Garten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, obliFrom Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard. (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin and of garth. Displaced Old English wyrttūn.
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Forms
gardens, gardening, gardened, gardenedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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
Collocations
12 patterns- in the garden
- weed the garden
- weeding the garden
- in his garden
- in our garden
- in my garden
- watered the garden
- garden pulling weeds
- in your garden
- a small garden
- botanical garden
- vegetable garden
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.