What does “garden” mean?
- 1
nounan area of land where flowers, fruit or vegetables are grown
We grow tomatoes in our garden.
- 2
verbto work in a garden, growing and caring for plants
My mother loves to garden on weekends.
Garden at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɑrdən/ · GAR-dun
How to use “garden” correctly
In US English, the grass area around a house is the “yard”; a “garden” is the part where plants are grown.
Common phrases with “garden”
- vegetable garden
- in the garden
- garden center
- botanical garden
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- gardener
- gardening
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