Garden
/ˈɡɑːrdən/
Definitions
2 meaningsA piece of ground, typically near a house, used for growing flowers, vegetables, or fruit.
/ˈɡɑːrdən/
An area of ground where plants are grown.
She spends hours tending to her vegetable garden.
💡 Simply: A garden is like a special outdoor room for plants! You can grow yummy vegetables for dinner, pretty flowers, or even a fruit tree. It's a place to relax and enjoy nature. Like, imagine having a little garden where you grow strawberries for your cereal!
👶 For kids: A garden is a place where plants grow!
More Examples
The children played in the garden all afternoon.
We grew tomatoes in our small garden.
How It's Used
"A beautiful rose garden."
"The botanical garden features a wide variety of plant species."
To cultivate a garden; to work in a garden.
/ˈɡɑːrdən/
To cultivate and maintain a garden.
They enjoy gardening together on weekends.
💡 Simply: To garden means to take care of a garden! It's like being a super-plant-helper! You plant seeds, water the plants, and make sure they get sunshine so they can grow big and strong! Think of it as your plants getting a spa day!
👶 For kids: To garden is to take care of plants and make them grow!
More Examples
She is gardening in her backyard.
I'm gardening vegetables this summer.
How It's Used
"She enjoys gardening in her spare time."
"We are gardening herbs this season."
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
garden path sentence
A sentence that leads the reader or listener into an incorrect interpretation that must be corrected.
"The old man the boats is a garden path sentence."
lead someone up the garden path
To deceive someone; to trick someone into believing something that is not true.
"The con artist led the investor up the garden path with false promises."
From Old French *gardin*, from Frankish *gardo* ("enclosure, yard").
The word "garden" has been used for centuries, evolving from its earliest meaning of an enclosed area to its modern usage.
Memory tip
Think of a place filled with growing things, like flowers and veggies. It is a garden.
Word Origin
"enclosure, yard"