| farm (färm) n. 1. A tract of land cultivated for the purpose of agricultural production. 2. a. A tract of land devoted to the raising and breeding of domestic animals. b. An area of water devoted to the raising, breeding, or production of a specific aquatic animal: a trout farm; an oyster farm. 3. An area of land devoted to the storage of a commodity or the emplacement of a group of devices: a tank farm; an antenna farm. 4. Baseball A minor-league club affiliated with a major-league club for the training of recruits and the maintenance of temporarily unneeded players. 5. Obsolete a. The system of leasing out the rights of collecting and retaining taxes in a certain district. b. A district so leased. v. farmed, farm·ing, farms v.tr. 1. To cultivate or produce a crop on. 2. To pay a fixed sum in order to have the right to collect and retain profits from (a business, for example). 3. To turn over (a business, for example) to another in return for the payment of a fixed sum. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: To engage in farming. farm out 1. To send (work, for example) from a central point to be done elsewhere. 2. Baseball To assign (a player) to a minor-league team. [Middle English, lease, leased property, from Old French ferme, from Medieval Latin firma, fixed payment, from Latin firm  re, to establish, from firmus, firm; see dher- in Indo-European roots.] |
farm [fɑːm]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a. a tract of land, usually with house and buildings, cultivated as a unit or used to rear livestock
b. (as modifier) farm produce
c. (in combination) farmland
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a unit of land or water devoted to the growing or rearing of some particular type of vegetable, fruit, animal, or fish a fish farm
3. an installation for storage
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a district of which one or more taxes are leased
5. (Historical Terms) History
a. a fixed sum paid by an individual or group for the right of collecting and retaining taxes, rents, etc.
b. a fixed sum paid regularly by a town, county, etc., in lieu of taxes
c. the leasing of a source of revenue to an individual or group
d. a fixed tax, rent, etc., paid regularly
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr)
a. to cultivate (land)
b. to rear (stock, etc.) on a farm
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (intr) to engage in agricultural work, esp as a way of life
3. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to look after a child for a fixed sum
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. to collect the moneys due and retain the profits from (a tax district, business, etc.) for a specified period on payment of a sum or sums
b. to operate (a franchise) under similar conditions See also farm out
[from Old French ferme rented land, ultimately from Latin firmāre to settle]
farmable adj
Farm the body of “farmers” of public revenue, 1786, i.e., those who undertake the collection of taxes and revenues.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  farm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"chicken farm - farm where chickens are raised for sale croft - a small farm worked by a crofter dairy, dairy farm - a farm where dairy products are produced farmhouse - house for a farmer and family farmyard - an area adjacent to farm buildings grange - an outlying farm home-farm - a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread - farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) sewage farm - a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage stud farm - a farm where horses are bred truck farm, truck garden - a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
| Verb | 1. |  farm - be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" ranch - manage or run a ranch; "Her husband is ranching in Arizona" |
| 2. | farm - collect fees or profits | |
| 3. |  farm - cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"carry - bear (a crop); "this land does not carry olives" overproduce - produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted cultivate - foster the growth of keep - raise; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
farm
noun
verb
cultivate, work, plant, operate, till the soil, grow crops on, bring under cultivation, keep animals on, practise husbandry They had farmed the same land for generations.
farm something out contract out, hire out, subcontract, outsource They farmed out work to contractors.
Translations
farm [fɑːm]
A. N → granja f, chacra f (LAm); (= large) → hacienda f, finca f, estancia f (LAm), rancho m (Mex); [of mink, oysters etc] → criadero m; (= buildings) → alquería f, casa f de labranza, quinta f, ranchería f (Mex)
see also dairy
see also dairy
farm [ˈfɑːrm]
n → ferme f pig farm, cattle farm, dairy farm, sheep farm, poultry farm, hill farm, organic farm, battery farm
modif [equipment, machinery, buildings] → de ferme; [product, produce] → de la ferme; [subsidy] → accordé(e) aux fermiers farm animal, farm shop
vt
[+ land] → cultiver
farm
farm:
farm:
n → Bauernhof m; (bigger) → Gutshof m; (in US, Australia, = health farm) → Farm f; (= fish farm) → Fischzucht f, → Teichwirtschaft f (form); (= mink farm etc) → (Pelztier)zuchtfarm f; pig/chicken farm → Schweine-/Hühnerfarm f; trout farm → Forellenzucht f
attr → landwirtschaftlich; farm labourer (Brit) or laborer (US) → Landarbeiter(in) m(f); farm animals → Tiere pl → auf dem Bauernhof
vi → Landwirtschaft betreiben; man has been farming for thousands of years → der Mensch (be)treibt schon seit Jahrtausenden Ackerbau und Viehzucht
farm:
farmhand
n → Landarbeiter(in) m(f)
farmhouse
n → Bauernhaus nt
farmhouse loaf
n (Brit) großes, in einer Kastenform gebackenes Weißbrot
farm:
farmland
n → Ackerland nt
farm prices
pl → Agrarpreise pl
farmyard
n → Hof m
farm [fɑːm]
farm [fɑːm]
2. vt → coltivare
3. vi (as profession) → fare l'agricoltore
farm out vt + adv (work) farm out (to sb) → dare in consegna (a qn); (children) to farm out (on) → affidare (a)
farm [fɑːm]
2. vt → coltivare
3. vi (as profession) → fare l'agricoltore
n farm [faːm]
1 an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms. plaas مَزْرَعَه стопанство farma, statek landbrug der Bauernhof αγρόκτημα granja talund کشتزار maatila ferme חַווָה खेत farma, posjed farm, gazdaság perladangan bújörð; bÿli, bú fattoria 農場 농장 ūkis, ferma ferma; saimniecība ladang boerderij gård, gårdsbruk gospodarstwo (rolne) quinta fermă ферма farma, majetok posestvo farma lantbruk, jordbruk, farm ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์ çiftlik 農場 ферма کوئی قطعہ، اراضی مع تعمیرات trại; trang trại 农场
2 the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place We visited the farm; (also adjective ) a farm kitchen. plaas عِزْبَه، بَيت المُزارع ферма statek; selský gård; gård- der Bauernhof υποστατικό granja taluhooned مزرعه maatila ferme מֶשֶק इस तरह की जगहों में किसान का घर और इमारत seosko gospodarstvo, gazdinstvo farm(épületek) rumah perladangan bóndabær fattoria 農家 농장의 부속가옥 sodyba lauku mājas rumah peladang boerderij gårdsbygninger zagroda quinta fermă постройки на ферме statok kmetija farma bondgård, lantgård บ้านไร่; บ้านชาวนา; โรงนา çiftlik (evi) 農家房屋 ферма, селянське господарство زراعت کے احاطے میں کاشتکار کا گھر اور اس کا گھر nhà ở trong trang trại 农家房屋
v
to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc He farms (5,000 acres) in the south. boer, bewerk, bebou يُفَلِّح، يَزْرَع бработвам obdělávat, hospodařit dyrke; drive landbrug bebauen καλλιεργώ cultivar viljelema کشت کردن viljellä cultiver לְעַבֵּד खेती करना obrađivati tlo (meg)művel; gazdálkodik berladang rækta; reka bú coltivare 耕作する 경작하다 dirbti žemę, ūkininkauti apstrādāt zemi berladang het boerenbedrijf uitoefenen drive en gård, dyrke jord uprawiać, hodować cultivar a cultiva заниматься сельским хозяйством obrábať kmetovati uzgajati bruka, odla เพาะปลูก çiftçilik yapmak 耕種 займатися фермерством, сільським господарюванням کھیتی باڑی اور جانوروں کی پرورش کرنا cày cấy; trồng trọt 耕种
n farmer
the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc How many farmworkers does that farmer employ? boer, landbouer مُزارِع، فَلاّح، صاحِب مَزْرَعَه фермер farmář, sedlák landmand; bonde der Landwirt αγρότης granjero, agricultor farmer کشاورز maanviljelijä fermier, ière, cultivateur/-trice חַקלַאי कृषक farmer, poljodjelac farmer, gazda petani bóndi coltivatore; agricoltore; allevatore 農民 농부 ūkininkas, fermeris fermeris; lauksaimnieks peladang boer bonde, gårdbruker gospodarz agricultor fermier, cultivator фермер sedliak, -čka kmet farmer bonde, lantbrukare, farmare ชาวนา çiftçi 農場主 фермер; орендар کاشتکار người nông dân; người chủ trại 农场主
n farming
the business of owning or running a farm There is a lot of money involved in farming; (also adjective ) farming communities. landbou, boerdery فِلاحَه، أعمال الزِّراعَه земеделие zemědělství, hospodářství; zemědělský, hospodářský det at drive landbrug; landbrugs- die Landwirtschaft, landwirtschaftlich αγροκαλλιέργεια, γεωργία agricultura; ganadería talundus کشاورزی maatilan pito exploitation (agricole); rural חַקלָאוּת खेती poljoprivreda, poljodjelstvo; poljoprivredni gazdálkodás pertanian búskapur coltivazione; agricoltura; allevamento rurale 農業 농업 žemdirbystė, ūkininkavimas zemkopība; lauksaimniecība; zemkopības-; lauksaimniecības- perladangan boerenbedrijf; gårdsdrift, landbruk; jordbruks-, bygde- rolnictwo, hodowla agricultura exploatare (agricolă); rural фермерство poľnohospodárstvo; poľnohospodársky kmetijstvo; kmetijski poljoprivreda lantbruk, jordbruk การทำกสิกรรม çiftçilik 農業 фермерство, сільське господарювання کاشتکاری nghề làm việc hoặc quản lý một trang trại 农业
n farmhouse
the house in which a farmer lives. plaashuis, boerewoning بَيْت المُزارِع чифлик statek, obytné stavení stuehus das Bauernhaus αγροικία granja talumaja خانه کشاورز maatalo (maison de) ferme בֵּית מְגוּרִים בְּחַווָה फार्म हाउस seoska kuca lakóépület rumah perladangan bóndabær casa colonica; fattoria 農家 농가 troba, namas dzīvojamā ēka (fermā) rumah ladang boerderij våningshus, gårdshus zagroda casa de quinta fermă фермерский дом statok, farma kmetija seoska kuća mangårdsbyggnad, bondgård บ้านไร่; บ้านชาวนา çiftlik evi 農舍 житловий будинок на фермі کاشتکار کا گھر nhà của chủ trại 农家住房，农舍
n farmyard
the open area surrounded by the farm buildings There were several hens loose in the farmyard; (also adjective ) farmyard animals. plaaswerf فِناء المَزْرَعَه стопански двор dvůr gårdsplads der Hof eines Bauerngutes, Bauernhof-... αυλή αγροκτήματος corral taluõu محوطۀ کشتزار maatalon piha (de) basse-cour חֲצֵר הַמֶשֶק पशु अहाता dvorište; kućni, domaći gazdasági udvar tanah yang mengelilingi perladangan bæjarhlað aia 農家の庭 농가의 마당 sodybos kiemas fermas pagalms; fermas pagalma- perkarangan bangunan-bangunan ladang boerenerf (gårds)tun podwórze, dziedziniec w gospodarstwie pátio (de) curte двор фермы dvor (kmečko) dvorišče seosko dvorište gård, ladugårdsbacke ลานนา; ลานที่ล้อมรอบด้วยโรงนา çiftlik avlusu 農家庭院 двір ферми دیہی حویلی کا احاطہ sân trại 农家庭院
farm → مزرعة farma gård Bauernhof αγρόκτημα granja maatila ferme farma fattoria 農場 농장 boerderij gård farma exploração agrícola, fazenda ферма bondgård ที่เพาะปลูกและเลี้ยงสัตว์ çiftlik trang trại 农场
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