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pasture

/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹ/noun, verb2 syllables

Pasture means: feed as in a meadow or pasture.

Synonyms for pasture14

noun, as in a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

pastureland, pasture land, grazing land, lea, ley

noun, as in bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

eatage, forage, pasturage, grass

verb, as in feed as in a meadow or pasture

crop, browse, graze, range

verb, as in let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

crop, graze, browse, range

also used for pasture

leasow

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What does pasture mean?4

verb

1

feed as in a meadow or pasture“the herd was grazing”

2

let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

noun

1

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

2

bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Pasture in a sentence

  • The pasture was covered with succulent green grass, perfect for grazing cows.megamanenm
  • At precisely sunset, the geese set off from the pastures on their way home.sundown
  • In the hills around the city, rocky pastures support herds of cattle.CM
  • A cowboy is driving cattle to the pasture.CM
  • There are a lot of sheep in the pasture.Zifre
  • A sheep dog drives the flock to the pasture.unknown
  • The herds are turned out into the pasture to graze.qdii
  • Igor needs to get his cows to a new pasture.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pasture

as a noun

plural
pastures

as a verb

past tense
pastured
present participle
pasturing
third-person singular
pastures
past participle
pastured