lawn
lawn
Lawn (noun) means an area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass. Example: “We laid a blanket on the lawn and had a picnic under the trees.”
noun
1
An area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass.
"We laid a blanket on the lawn and had a picnic under the trees."
"He spends every Saturday mowing the lawn."
"The kids played on the front lawn all afternoon."
2
A fine, lightweight woven cotton or linen fabric.
"The blouse was cut from soft cotton lawn that felt cool in summer."
"Fine lawn is often used for handkerchiefs and baby clothes."
"The dress was made of delicate white lawn."
How to use lawn
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA patch of mown grass, or a fine cotton/linen cloth.
Common pairings
mow the lawn
front lawn
lawn fabric
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Word forms
- Plural
- lawns
- Third person singular
- lawns
- Past tense
- lawned
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Etymology
From early Modern English laune, an alteration of laund ("glade"), from Old French lande ("heath, moor").
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What does “lawn” mean?
The word “lawn” means an area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass. In plain terms, a patch of mown grass, or a fine cotton/linen cloth.
How do you pronounce “lawn”?
“Lawn” is pronounced lawn (/lɔn/ in IPA).
How do you use “lawn” in a sentence?
Here is “lawn” used in a sentence: “He spends every Saturday mowing the lawn.”
What part of speech is “lawn”?
“Lawn” is a noun.
Where does the word “lawn” come from?
The word “lawn” comes from Old French. From early Modern English laune, an alteration of laund ("glade"), from Old French lande ("heath, moor").
Is “lawn” a common word?
“Lawn” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.
How many meanings does “lawn” have?
“Lawn” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: an area of ground, usually next to a house, covered with closely cut grass.
What is the difference between a lawn and a garden?
A lawn is an area of ground covered with closely cut grass, usually next to a house, while a garden is a cultivated area that may contain flowers, vegetables, shrubs, or trees. In British English, "garden" often refers to the whole enclosed area around a house, and the lawn is just the grassy part of it.
What is the difference between a lawn and a yard?
In American English, a yard is the entire outdoor area around a house, whether it is grassed, paved, or bare. A lawn is specifically the part covered with closely mown grass, so a yard can contain a lawn but the two words are not interchangeable.
What is lawn fabric?
Besides the familiar grass sense, lawn is also a fine, lightweight woven fabric made from cotton or linen. It most often appears in the collocation "cotton lawn," and this fabric sense is entirely separate in meaning from the grass sense.
Is it "mow the lawn" or "cut the grass"?
Both are correct and widely used. "Mow the lawn" is the most idiomatic collocation for trimming an area of closely cut grass with a mower, while "cut the grass" is a slightly more general everyday alternative; "mow the grass" also occurs, though "cut the lawn" is less common.
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