"fallow" meaning in English

See fallow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæləʊ/ [UK], /ˈfæloʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fallow.wav [UK] Forms: fallow [positive], more fallow [comparative], most fallow [superlative]
enPR: fălʹō [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Fallow land is land that has been readied for seeding, but not seeded last year.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-adj-P7vRFMRb
  2. If something is fallow, it is not active or developed.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-adj-oc-fQG57

Noun

IPA: /ˈfæləʊ/ [UK], /ˈfæloʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fallow.wav [UK] Forms: fallow [singular], fallows [plural]
enPR: fălʹō [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Fallow is land that has been reading for seeding, but not seeding last year.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-noun-QTjGcLn-
  2. Fallow is land that has not been farmed on.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-noun-NB1G9JLi
  3. A fallow is an area of fallow land.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-noun-3UXRafXM
  4. A fallow is an act of readying the land, but not seeding it last year.
    Sense id: simple-fallow-en-noun-ioZRGrUC
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