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put out to pasture

put out to pas·ture
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t out too pas-cher, pahs-]
    • /pʊt aʊt tu ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t out too pas-cher, pahs-]
    • /pʊt aʊt tu ˈpæs tʃər, ˈpɑs-/

Definitions of put out to pasture words

  • noun put out to pasture Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland. 1
  • noun put out to pasture a specific area or piece of such ground. 1
  • noun put out to pasture grass or other plants for feeding livestock. 1
  • verb with object put out to pasture to feed (livestock) by putting them out to graze on pasture. 1
  • verb with object put out to pasture (of land) to furnish with pasture. 1
  • verb with object put out to pasture (of livestock) to graze upon. 1
See all 12 definitions of put out to pasture

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Origin of put out to pasture

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin pāstūra, equivalent to Latin pāst(us), past participle of pāscere to feed, pasture (cf. pastor) + -ūra -ure

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Parts of speech for Put out to pasture

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Put out to pasture

put out to pasture popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for put out to pasture

verb put out to pasture

  • get away — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • give ground — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • give way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
  • go away — leave!
  • go to bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
All 8 Synonyms of put out to pasture

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