pasture
noun /ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/
/ˈpæstʃər/
- [uncountable, countable] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on
enlarge image- an area of permanent/rough/rich pasture
- high mountain pastures
- The cattle were put out to pasture.
- We drove through mile after mile of land cleared for pasture.
- By the time we got the cows back into the pasture, it was dark.
- pastures[plural] the circumstances of your life, work, etc.
- I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life).
- (British English) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to live, etc.).
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.