Meaning of "garden" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GARDEN

From Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GARDEN

garden  [ˈɡɑːdən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARDEN

Garden is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb garden in English.

WHAT DOES GARDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has traditionally been a more general one. Zoos, which display wild animals in simulated natural habitats, were formerly called zoological gardens. Western gardens are almost universally based on plants, with garden often signifying a shortened form of botanical garden. Some traditional types of eastern gardens, such as Zen gardens, use plants sparsely or not at all. Xeriscape gardens use local native plants that do not require irrigation or extensive use of other resources while still providing the benefits of a garden environment. Gardens may exhibit structural enhancements, sometimes called follies, including water features such as fountains, ponds, waterfalls or creeks, dry creek beds, statuary, arbors, trellises and more.

Definition of garden in the English dictionary

The first definition of garden in the dictionary is an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house US and Canadian word: yard. Other definition of garden is an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc. Garden is also such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GARDEN

PRESENT

Present

I garden

you garden

he/she/it gardens

we garden

you garden

they garden

Present continuous

I am gardening

you are gardening

he/she/it is gardening

we are gardening

you are gardening

they are gardening

Present perfect

I have gardened

you have gardened

he/she/it has gardened

we have gardened

you have gardened

they have gardened

Present perfect continuous

I have been gardening

you have been gardening

he/she/it has been gardening

we have been gardening

you have been gardening

they have been gardening

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gardened

you gardened

he/she/it gardened

we gardened

you gardened

they gardened

Past continuous

I was gardening

you were gardening

he/she/it was gardening

we were gardening

you were gardening

they were gardening

Past perfect

I had gardened

you had gardened

he/she/it had gardened

we had gardened

you had gardened

they had gardened

Past perfect continuous

I had been gardening

you had been gardening

he/she/it had been gardening

we had been gardening

you had been gardening

they had been gardening

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will garden

you will garden

he/she/it will garden

we will garden

you will garden

they will garden

Future continuous

I will be gardening

you will be gardening

he/she/it will be gardening

we will be gardening

you will be gardening

they will be gardening

Future perfect

I will have gardened

you will have gardened

he/she/it will have gardened

we will have gardened

you will have gardened

they will have gardened

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gardening

you will have been gardening

he/she/it will have been gardening

we will have been gardening

you will have been gardening

they will have been gardening

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would garden

you would garden

he/she/it would garden

we would garden

you would garden

they would garden

Conditional continuous

I would be gardening

you would be gardening

he/she/it would be gardening

we would be gardening

you would be gardening

they would be gardening

Conditional perfect

I would have garden

you would have garden

he/she/it would have garden

we would have garden

you would have garden

they would have garden

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gardening

you would have been gardening

he/she/it would have been gardening

we would have been gardening

you would have been gardening

they would have been gardening

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you garden
we let´s garden
you garden

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to garden

Past participle

gardened

Present Participle

gardening

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GARDEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «garden» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of garden

allotment · forest park · grounds · lawn · park · patch · plot · yard

TRANSLATION OF GARDEN

Find out the translation of garden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of garden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garden» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 花园
• Translator English - Spanish: jardín
• English: garden
• Translator English - Hindi: बगीचा
• Translator English - Arabic: حَدِيقَة
• Translator English - Russian: сад
• Translator English - Portuguese: jardim
• Translator English - Bengali: বাগান
• Translator English - French: jardin
• Translator English - Malay: Taman
• Translator English - German: Garten
• Translator English - Japanese: 庭
• Translator English - Korean: 정원
• Translator English - Javanese: Kebon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vườn
• Translator English - Tamil: தோட்டத்தில்
• Translator English - Marathi: बाग
• Translator English - Turkish: Bahçe
• Translator English - Italian: giardino
• Translator English - Polish: ogród
• Translator English - Ukrainian: сад
• Translator English - Romanian: grădină
• Translator English - Greek: κήπος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tuin
• Translator English - Swedish: trädgård
• Translator English - Norwegian: hage

10 QUOTES WITH «GARDEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word garden.

1

Julie Andrews

I play with my grandchildren. I tend to my garden, which I love. Of course, I love to read, and family is really what it's all about.

2

Luis Barragan

A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.

3

Maeve Binchy

I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at the library, take a bag of your old clothes to a thrift store, bring you cuttings and plant them in a window box, fill the bird feeder in your garden when you can't get out.

4

Michelle Branch

Eventually my goal is get a place in Ojai where I can have animals and a big garden. Just drink wine all day and hang in my garden.

5

Eric Brown

I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if I'm writing a short story. I take long periods off between projects, when I read a lot, garden, and think about the next book or stories.

6

Hilarie Burton

I've named a couple things after Edgar Allan Poe: the cat, and my garden upstate, where I only planted black flowers and purple flowers - and there's a raven statue.

7

Marcus Tullius Cicero

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

8

Suzanne Collins

The film opens up the world beyond Katniss' point of view, allowing the audience access to the happenings of places like the Hunger Games control room and President Snow's rose garden, thereby adding a new dimension to the story.

9

William Cowper

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

10

Paula Deen

I know when you think about the South, you think about fried foods, but we eat a tremendous amount of vegetables. I have my own garden, so vegetables have always been a big part of my life. I love broccoli. I love fresh beets. It's not all about the fried chicken and the biscuits.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARDEN»

Discover the use of garden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to garden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a ...

Her garden plans are doable and earth-friendly, and her guide to backyard beneficial insects is invaluable. This book deserves a place in the library and hearts of concerned gardeners everywhere.

Sally Jean Cunningham, 2000

Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World

In this optimistic book, readers meet leading scientists and environmentalists and visit imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks.

Emma Marris, 2011

Classic Garden Structures: 18 Elegant Projects to Enhance ...

Includes how-to information.

Jan Gertley, Michael Gertley, 1998

The Welcoming Garden: Designing Your Own Front Garden

The Welcoming Garden provides the blueprint for creating your own imaginative front-yard combinations and offers fresh ideas in light of any budget or skill level.

Gordon Hayward, 2006

Themes in the History of Japanese Garden Art

Why do the gardens of Japan speak to us so strongly? This volume delves into questions of beauty and ideas of nature expressed in the visual and literary arts of Japan as well as notions of taste and creativity in garden making.

Wybe Kuitert, 1988

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition

The first edition of Gaia’s Garden sparked the imagination of America’s home gardeners, introducing permaculture’s central message: Working with Nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens.

Toby Hemenway, 2009

The Medieval Garden

Combining her historical knowledge with practical experience of recreating medieval gardens in various sites in England, Landsberg explains how she designed Queen Eleanor's garden at Winchester and Brother Cadfael's physic garden at ...

Sylvia Landsberg, 2003

Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, ...

Make beautiful garden projects and see concrete in an exciting new light. Once you learn how easy it is to work with concrete, and the incredible results you can achieve, you'll want to explore its creative potential.

Sherri Warner Hunter, 2005

Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to ...

His clear, concise writing style, his completeness, and his attention to proper illustration will put this book ahead of any other in the field.

Whitney Cranshaw, 2004

Western Garden Book of Edibles: The Complete A-Z Guide to ...

Plans and design ideas for kitchen gardens of all sizes, as well as easy-to-follow guidelines for composting, building raised beds, and more. Growing season details for all regions of the West, including Alaska and Hawaii.

Editors of Sunset Books, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garden is used in the context of the following news items.

Baltimore garden donations - Baltimore Sun

Sue Matera didn't know anything about gardening five years ago when she offered to help clean up a neglected flower garden belonging to a ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Garden tour through ABC neighborhood - Democrat and Chronicle

Residents of the ABC Neighborhood were able to show off their gardens during the first garden walk on Sunday, July 12. The ABC ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»

Aurora Garden Club tour gives participants glimpse of unique local …

"Part of the Aurora Garden Club's mandate is to educate our local community about the benefits of gardening and protecting the environment," ... «YorkRegion.com, Jul 15»

Garden City roots for garden-party grants, Singapore News & Top …

A garden gathering at Sky Garden at Jurong Central yesterday. The garden is designed to be elder- and wheelchair-friendly.ST PHOTO: CHEW ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»

A garden party for 300 — and a beloved ritual | Montreal Gazette

Ivan Dow and Joelle Crane invite nearly everyone they know to the annual garden party at their Dorval home. Phil Carpenter / Montreal Gazette. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»

House & garden tours | The Columbus Dispatch

Enlarge Image Request to buy this photo Linda Laine This Westerville garden on Mist Flower Lane will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. next Sunday as ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

Home and garden events - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Agnesian HealthCare Foundation: Garden walk of six gardens in the Fond du Lac area, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 12. Tickets are $15 and available at ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»

Nematode worms use slugs like taxis to ferry them around the …

The nematode worms get into the slugs' intestines then travel to a different part of the garden where they are excreted, The Daily Telegraph ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Volunteers help Bagwell Food Pantry garden grow in size, variety …

Evalyn Edwards waters tomato plants at the community garden behind the Bagwell Food Pantry. (Kristina Wilder / RN-T.com) ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»

Knox Prairie Community Garden feeds mouths, minds - News - The …

A year after it started, the KPCK started a community garden on the city's south side at the corner of Saluda Road and Huston Street. Now in its ... «Galesburg Register-Mail, Jul 15»