farm
/fɑːm/noun
उच्चारण फ़ार्म
खेत, फ़ार्म
Basic word
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an area of land, and the buildings on it, used for growing crops and/or keeping animals
खेत, फ़ार्म
- a dairy farm
- They keep cows and hens on their farm.
- The farm is about ten kilometres from the town.
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- We visited a mango farm in Ratnagiri.
Synonyms farmland holding plantation ranch estate
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
on a farm / at a farm
Use 'on a farm' for working or living there, and 'at the farm' for a visit or location.
वहाँ काम करने या रहने के लिए 'on a farm', और घूमने या स्थान बताने के लिए 'at the farm' आता है।
- He grew up on a farm in Punjab.
- We stayed at a farm near Nashik.
farm + noun / noun + farm
A farm is also named by what it produces: dairy farm, poultry farm, fish farm.
Farm का नाम उसके उत्पादन से भी रखा जाता है: dairy farm, poultry farm, fish farm।
- They run a poultry farm on the edge of the town.
- A wind farm produces electricity.
farm (verb) + land / crops / animals
To farm is to grow crops or keep animals; the object may be the land or the thing grown.
Farm करने का अर्थ फसल उगाना या पशु पालना है; object ज़मीन या उगाई जाने वाली चीज़ हो सकती है।
- They farm ten acres of wheat.
- Her family has farmed this land for generations.
farm out / farm something out to
A phrasal verb meaning to send work to other people to do.
Phrasal verb जिसका अर्थ काम को दूसरों को करने के लिए भेज देना है।
- The company farmed out the printing to a local press.
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type of farm
dairypoultryfishorganicwindsolarsheep
- Her uncle owns an organic farm near Dehradun.
verb + farm
runownwork oninheritvisitsell
- He inherited the farm from his father.
farm + noun
animalproduceequipmentworkerhouselabourgate
- Fresh farm produce is sold at the weekly market.
farm (verb) + object
landcropswheatcattlefish
- In this valley they farm rice and apples.
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- Radhika's grandfather has a small farm in Haryana.
राधिका के दादाजी का हरियाणा में एक छोटा खेत है।
- School children visited a dairy farm on a field trip.
स्कूली बच्चे शैक्षिक भ्रमण में डेयरी फ़ार्म देखने गए।
- Farmers in this region farm cotton and sugarcane.
इस क्षेत्र के किसान कपास और गन्ने की खेती करते हैं।
- The government supports small farms with cheaper loans.
सरकार छोटे खेतों को सस्ते ऋण देकर सहायता करती है।
- They farmed out the typing work to students.
उन्होंने टाइपिंग का काम विद्यार्थियों को सौंप दिया।
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✗ My father works in farm.
✓ My father works on a farm.
Use 'on a farm' and include the article.
'On a farm' का प्रयोग करें और article लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name places where plants or animals are raised.
ये शब्द उन स्थानों के नाम हैं जहाँ पौधे या जानवर पाले जाते हैं।
Land with buildings used to grow crops or keep animals.
इमारतों वाली ज़मीन जहाँ फसल उगाई या पशु पाले जाते हैं।
- They live on a farm.
A very large farm for crops like tea, rubber or coffee.
चाय, रबर या कॉफ़ी जैसी फसलों का बहुत बड़ा फ़ार्म।
- Assam has many tea plantations.
A large farm for cattle or horses, mainly in America or Australia.
पशुओं या घोड़ों का बड़ा फ़ार्म, मुख्यतः अमेरिका या ऑस्ट्रेलिया में।
- The cowboys worked at a ranch.
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farm sth out (to sb)
to send out work for other people to do
(काम को) बाहर दूसरों से करवाना
- The company farms out its printing work to small firms.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Keep the farm types: dairy farm (milk), poultry farm (hens), fish farm (pisciculture), plantation (a large farm growing tea, coffee or rubber), ranch (a large farm for cattle in America), orchard (for fruit trees).
फ़ार्म के प्रकार याद रखिए: dairy farm (दूध), poultry farm (मुर्गियाँ), fish farm (मत्स्य पालन), plantation (चाय, कॉफ़ी या रबर उगाने वाला बड़ा फ़ार्म, बागान), ranch (अमेरिका में मवेशियों का बड़ा फ़ार्म), orchard (फलदार पेड़ों का, बाग़)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Bet the farm (risk everything you have), buy the farm (American informal, die), farm out (give work to other people to do: 'farm out tasks to freelancers').
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: bet the farm (अपना सब कुछ दाँव पर लगाना), buy the farm (American अनौपचारिक, मर जाना), farm out (काम दूसरों को सौंपना: 'farm out tasks to freelancers')।
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General knowledge
Organic farming does not use chemical fertilizers; Sikkim became India's first fully organic state (2016).
जैविक खेती रासायनिक उर्वरकों का उपयोग नहीं करती; सिक्किम भारत का पहला पूर्ण जैविक राज्य बना (2016)।