ranch
To operate a ranch; to engage in ranchingTo operate a ranch; to engage in ranching.
» My father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
Мой отец содержит ранчо, разводит коров и лошадей. — shanghainese
У мого тата є ферма, на якій він розводить велику рогату худобу і коней. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive, transitive)To operate a ranch; to engage in ranching.
Formally the widow still ranches, but in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman.
manage or run a ranch
(intransitive, transitive)To work on a ranch.
Bill had ranched only five years when his dad made him foreman.
Examples
93 sentencesMy father has a ranch and breeds cattle and horses.
У мого тата є ферма, на якій він розводить велику рогату худобу і коней. — deniko
ruМой отец содержит ранчо, разводит коров и лошадей. — shanghainese
His ranch covers twenty square miles.
Tom grew up on this ranch.
Tom loved living on the ranch.
Tom lived on a big ranch.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Recorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, groRecorded since 1808, farm sense since 1831. From American Spanish rancho (“small farm, group of farm huts”), in Spanish originally “group of people who eat together." Cognate with English rank.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
ranches, ranching, ranched, ranchedWord 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