"garden" meaning in English

See garden in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːdən/ [UK], /ˈɡɑːrdən/ [US] Audio: en-us-garden.ogg [US], en-uk-garden.ogg [UK] Forms: garden [singular], gardens [plural]
enPR: gärʹdən [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A garden is a place where flowers and other plants grow where people want them to. Frequently it is a small place with a wall around it, near a house. It may have rocks and other things in it to look beautiful.
    Sense id: simple-garden-en-noun-OCa2T8Io

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɑːdən/ [UK], /ˈɡɑːrdən/ [US] Audio: en-us-garden.ogg [US], en-uk-garden.ogg [UK] Forms: garden [canonical], gardens [third-person, singular], gardened [past], gardened [past, participle], gardening [present, participle]
enPR: gärʹdən [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you garden, you work in a garden, especially your own garden around your house.
    Sense id: simple-garden-en-verb-WQUTiYHj Categories (other): Verbs
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