fallow
adjective
(of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
have fallowed
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present perfectof fallow.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After trying out a test plot a few years ago, Woolf went on to plant some 200,000 agave on land he otherwise would have fallowed.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
In anticipation of the cuts, some farmers have fallowed fields or switched to less water-intensive crops.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Meanwhile, to the south, the 2,500 landowners in the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority have fallowed more land this year than ever before - 40,000 acres.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
