field
Forms
- Plural
- fields
- present (v1)
- field
- past (v2)
- fielded
- past participle (v3)
- fielded
- present participle
- fielding
- 3rd person singular
- fields
Definitions
1.A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
2.A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- A crop circle was made in a corn field.
- There were some cows grazing in a field.
- Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”
3.A region containing a particular mineral.
4.An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
1.To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
2.To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
- The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.
3.To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
- On balance, it was harsh on Hearts, who had given as good as they got against their more-fancied opponents, who, despite not being at full strength, fielded a multi-million pound team.
4.To answer; to address.
- She will field questions immediately after her presentation.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #511
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English feeld, feld (“field”), from Old English feld (“field”), from Proto-West Germanic *felþu (“field”), from Proto-Germanic *felþuz (“field”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“field, plain”) or *pleth₂- (“flat”) (with schwebeablaut).
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