farm
gb/fˈɑɹm/ us/fˈɑɹm/
A1
English
~ 1400
gazdaság, gazdálkodik, tart, termeszt, farm, park
NOUN
A1
1
gazdaság
A2
Usage pattern:
[someone] owns/works on a farm
They own a small farm in the countryside.
Van egy kis gazdaságuk vidéken.
The farm produces vegetables and eggs.
A gazdaság zöldségeket és tojást termel.
She grew up on a dairy farm.
The storm damaged many farms in the region.
Tourists can visit the farm to see the animals.
Learner examples
My uncle has a farm.
A nagybátyámnak van egy gazdasága.
We saw cows on the farm.
Teheneket láttunk a gazdaságban.
They live on a big farm.
The farm has many chickens.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'farm' (the land) with 'field' (a part of the land). A field is one section of a farm.
Meaning
Land for crops or animals
Collocations
dairy farm
|family farm
|farm animals
|farm land
|visit a farm
Synonyms
ranch (Mainly in North America; often refers to a large farm for raising animals, especially cattle.)
|
plantation (A large farm, especially in tropical countries, growing one main crop.)
Antonyms
city (Refers to an urban area, opposite of rural farmland.)
Themes
agriculture
|daily life
|food
|nature
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A piece of land where people grow plants or keep animals for food.
An area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops or raising animals for food or other products.
VERB
A2
2
Usage pattern:
[someone] farms [land/animals/crops]
They have farmed this land for generations.
Nemzedékek óta ezen a földön gazdálkodnak.
He farms cattle and sheep in the hills.
Szarvasmarhát és juhot tart a hegyekben.
The family decided to farm organically.
Many people here farm rice and vegetables.
Learner examples
They farm rice.
Rizst termesztenek.
My parents farm chickens.
A szüleim csirkéket tartanak.
We farm the land near the river.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse 'farm' as a verb with 'plant'. 'Plant' means putting seeds in the ground; 'farm' is the overall activity of growing plants or keeping animals.
Meaning
Grow crops or raise animals
Collocations
farm the land
|farm fish
|farm organically
Synonyms
cultivate (More formal; often refers specifically to preparing and using land for crops.)
Antonyms
abandon (To stop using the land for farming.)
Themes
agriculture
|daily life
|nature
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To grow plants or keep animals for food on land.
To use land to grow crops or raise animals for food or other products.
NOUN
B1
TECHNICAL
3
The company built a large wind farm off the coast.
A vállalat egy nagy tengeri szélerőműparkot épített a part közelében.
A server farm stores and processes huge amounts of data.
Egy szerverfarm hatalmas mennyiségű adatot tárol és dolgoz fel.
The region has several solar farms producing electricity.
Learner examples
We saw a wind farm near the sea.
Láttunk egy szélerőműparkot a tenger közelében.
The server farm is very big.
A szerverfarm nagyon nagy.
A solar farm makes power from the sun.
Meaning
Specialized production facility
Collocations
wind farm
|server farm
|solar farm
Synonyms
facility (General term for a place equipped for a specific purpose.)
Themes
technology
|energy
|science
|business
Definition
A place with many machines or equipment that make energy, store data, etc., like a wind farm.
A facility where a particular type of production is carried out intensively, often using specialized equipment, such as a wind farm or server farm.
Grammar
Dictionary form
farm
IPA
GB/fˈɑɹm/
US/fˈɑɹm/
Syllables & stress
farm (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (farm)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: farm
- Plural: farms
Verb
- Base: farm
- 3rd Person Singular: farms
- Present Participle: farming
- Past: farmed
Word family
Expressions
farm out
1/fˈɑɹm ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Give work to others
To give work to another person or company to do instead of doing it yourself.
Examples
- They decided to farm out the printing to another company.
- Some tasks are farmed out to freelancers.
on the farm
1/ˈɔn ðə fˈɑɹm/
fixed phrase
Located on farmland
At a place where crops are grown or animals are kept.
Examples
- She spent her childhood on the farm.
- Life on the farm can be hard work.
wind farm
1/wˈɪnd fˈɑɹm/
fixed phrase
Area with wind turbines
A place with many tall machines that use wind to make electricity.
Examples
- The wind farm supplies power to thousands of homes.
- We visited a wind farm during our trip.
server farm
1/sˈɚvɚ fˈɑɹm/
fixed phrase
technical
group of servers in one place
Many servers kept together in one place to do big jobs on the internet.
Examples
- The company built a large server farm to handle increased web traffic.
- The company expanded its server farm to handle more traffic.
- Server farms use a lot of electricity and need cooling systems.
- Server farms require strong cooling systems.