Meaning of farm in English

1. Pronunciation

   /fɑrm/

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1. Verb

   farm

   Definitions

   1. be a farmer

   Examples

   • « work as a farmer »
   • « My son is farming in California »
2. 2. collect fees or profits
3. 3. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

   Examples

   • « The Bordeaux region produces great red wines »
   • « They produce good ham in Parma »
   • « We grow wheat here »
   • « We raise hogs here »

4. Noun

   farm

   Etymology

   Middle English: from Old French ferme, from medieval Latin firma‘fixed payment’, from Latin firmare‘fix, settle’ (in medieval Latin ‘contract for’), from firmus‘constant, firm’; compare with firm. The noun originally denoted a fixed annual amount payable as rent or tax; this is reflected in farm (sense 3 of the verb), which later gave rise to ‘to subcontract’ (farm (sense 2 of the verb)). The noun came to denote a lease, and, in the early 16th century, land leased for farming. The verb sense ‘grow crops or keep livestock’ dates from the early 19th century

   Definitions

   1. workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit

   Examples

   • « it takes several people to work the farm »