fallow
adjective
(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
fallowed
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past participleof fallow.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fallow.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fallowadjective(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
Example Sentences
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The Department of Water Resources said the program has also helped in redirecting floodwaters onto fallowed farmland to recharge groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Because the trees require watering in wet years or dry, their acreage can’t be fallowed during dry spells.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
That creates systematic differences between fallowed and cultivated fields, which could skew Boser's analysis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Wells ran dry, farmers fallowed fields, and cities restricted watering grass.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
I forgot to say that the land had been fallowed in with three horses in the month of August, and the wheat sowed in October.
From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Solon Robinson
