1
:plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
2
:land or a plot of land used for grazing
3
:the feeding of livestock:grazing
pastured;pasturing
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Examples ofpasture in a Sentence
Noun The horses were grazing in thepasture. Most of their land ispasture.Verb The horses arepastured on several acres of land.pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing
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Ron Estes,MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025Today, the land is a haven for wildlife, withpastures, a year-round creek, and coastal tidal zones that nurture rich biodiversity.—Abby Montanez,Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025Ryan Whitwam,Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out topastureat the Tokyo branch.—Stewart Clarke,Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024See All Example Sentences forpasture
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Noun
Rob Dunning at Raspberry Ridge Creamery near Allentown had similar plans for thepastureshis sheep use, as well as a grant that allowed a local food bank to purchase his farm's sheep's milk cheese and yogurt.—Ron Estes,MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025Today, the land is a haven for wildlife, withpastures, a year-round creek, and coastal tidal zones that nurture rich biodiversity.—Abby Montanez,Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025Verb
Some wondered if this was simply Google's way of putting the decade-old device out topasture.—Ryan Whitwam,Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025Jimmi Simpson, in a rare recurring Western role, plays Solomon’s boss, Tom Simpson, a disgraced banker put out topastureat the Tokyo branch.—Stewart Clarke,Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024See All Example Sentences forpastureWord History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latinpastura, from Latinpastus, past participle ofpascere to feed — more atfood
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined atintransitive sense
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“Pasture.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasture. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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pasture
1 of 2nounpas·tureˈpas-chər 
1
:plants (as grass) for feeding especially grazing animals
2
:land or a plot of land used for grazing
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