garden
noun
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
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1 American
[gahr-dn]
/ ˈgɑr dn /
noun
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gardens
plural
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a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
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a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc., used as a park or other public recreation area.
a public garden.
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a fertile and delightful spot or region.
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British. yard.
adjective
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pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden.
fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.
verb (used without object)
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gardens,
present (3rd person singular)
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gardened,
past participle, past
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gardening
present participle
verb (used with object)
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gardens,
present (3rd person singular)
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gardened,
past participle, past
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gardening
present participle
idioms
Garden
2
American
[gahr-dn]
/ ˈgɑr dn /
noun
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Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
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Mary, 1877–1967, U.S. soprano.
garden
British
/ ˈɡɑːdən /
noun
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US and Canadian word: yard. an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house
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a garden chair
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an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc
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garden tools
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(often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park
botanical gardens
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a fertile and beautiful region
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a garden paradise
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(modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens
a garden flat
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informal to mislead or deceive a person
adjective
verb
garden
More Idioms
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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garden-likeadjective
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gardenableadjective
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gardenlessadjective
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gardenlikeadjective
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ungardenedadjective
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well-gardenedadjective
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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gardensimple
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gardenssimple
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have gardenedperfect
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has gardenedperfect
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am gardeningprogressive
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are gardeningprogressive
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is gardeningprogressive
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have been gardeningperfect progressive
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has been gardeningperfect progressive
Past
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gardenedsimple
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had gardenedperfect
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was gardeningprogressive
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were gardeningprogressive
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had been gardeningperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of garden
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gardin, from Old North French gardin, Old French jardin, from Germanic; compare Old High German gartin-, German Garten; see also yard 2
Explanation
A garden is a piece of land that's used to grow flowers, vegetables, or other plants. Your grandmother might be so proud of her rose garden that she gives every visitor a tour of it. A vegetable garden is often planted in straight rows, sometimes within a raised bed. Flower gardens can take all sorts of shapes, from tidy to meandering. When you work in your garden, pulling weeds or planting seedlings, you garden. In the UK, a garden is what's called a yard in the US — any bit of land just outside of a house. The phrase "garden variety" means "ordinary:" "Oh he's just a garden variety mixed-breed dog, nothing fancy."
Example Sentences
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An investigation was launched in July when a drone crashed into a garden in Darlington.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A garden fence may need a fresh coat after only a few years because weather has gradually worn the surface down.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
This new, 123,500-square-foot “cultural campus” provides 600% more art-filled public space including a 50,000-square-foot sculpture garden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The L-shaped home, which boasts a Japanese garden, has been expanded over the years and underwent an interior renovation in the 1990s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
They were astonished to see themselves in the same garden they had left.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
The US ambassador to the UK, Warren Stephens, also paid his respects on Friday morning as he laid a white floral wreath at the September 11th Memorial Garden in Grosvenor Square in central London.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On Aug. 29, Mr. Bhagwat addressed some 5,000 people at Madison Square Garden at an event billed as a celebration of “universal oneness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Travis Kelce forked over $5.35 million for a sprawling lakefront Ohio estate just months before he and Taylor Swift said “I do” at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Sheffield indie-rockers Pulp have never appeared at End Of The Road before but the band's frontman Jarvis Cocker has regularly attended and performed a headline solo Garden Stage set in 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
‘Take solace in my hood going hard in my honor’ means if something happens to me, the Garden will have my back.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
"Throughout that time - and around 700 programmes - I have had the privilege of sharing my own abiding passion for gardens and gardening with an equally passionate, and often equally knowledgeable audience," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“We started outside our building, by the pool, by the gardens, then in the street, and then we went to here, on different hikes,” Atrakchi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The property is “surrounded by lush gardens and features a sparkling pool and spa, creating an idyllic setting for both entertaining and everyday living.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
English summers are increasingly marked by a once rare ritual: water companies imposing monthslong bans on the use of garden hoses, leaving a nation of gardeners to hand-water their gardens or watch their plants die.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The trees in the gardens, they are shaking, Elizabeth,” he said.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Both gardened, and she thinks the accident contributed to their illnesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“My father built a cabin and gardened; we raised chickens and sheep. My mother was a schoolteacher who sewed all my clothes and dolls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Gen. Kanamine’s father gardened and served food to the host family; his wife cooked and did housework.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2023
A University of Arkansas researcher found that women over 50 who gardened at least once a week showed higher bone-density readings than those who engaged in jogging, swimming, walking or aerobics.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
And driving along a back Connecticut road, tree-bordered and gardened, I knew he had made me feel better and surer.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
"Throughout that time - and around 700 programmes - I have had the privilege of sharing my own abiding passion for gardens and gardening with an equally passionate, and often equally knowledgeable audience," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
They said Walmart could venture into shorter video content involving things like home renovations and gardening, made in collaboration with suppliers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Growing Well Garden is part of a green social prescribing project, where gardening is used as a therapeutic tool and helps a doctor connect with her patients in a different way.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The batter looked almost suspiciously vegetable-heavy going into the oven, the sort of mixture that makes you wonder whether you have misunderstood either baking or gardening.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
I ain’t partial to swords—the time on the reverse is too long if you miscalculate your swing—but it’s better than a couple of rusty gardening blades.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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