field
field
(fiːld )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense fields , present participle fielding , past tense, past participle fielded
1. countable noun
A field is an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown.
...a field of wheat. [+ of]
They went for walks together in the fields.
2. countable noun
A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played.
...a football field.
He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field.
Gavin Hastings was helped from the field with ankle injuries.
3. countable noun
A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found.
...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska.
4. countable noun
A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect.
Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer.
5. countable noun
A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. [+ of]
Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field.
6. countable noun
7. countable noun
You can refer to the area where fighting or other military action in a war takes place as the field or the field of battle.
We never defeated them on the field of battle. [+ of]
...the need for politicians to leave day-to-day decisions to commanders in the field.
8. countable noun
9. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] [usually singular]
The field is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest.
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field.
The field were so close that they would have caught us if I hadn't begun the sprint.
...one of the strongest fields ever assembled for the Women's Bowling Association championship.
10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use field to describe work or study that is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships.
Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand.
The man offering help is a field worker.
11. verb [usually cont]
In a game of cricket, baseball, or rounders, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it.
When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun]fielding uncountable noun
At first base he led the league 21 times in fielding.
12. verb
13. verb
14. verb
15. See also coalfield, minefield, playing field, snowfield
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