Words / B1

FAHM-ing/ˈfɑːmɪŋ/

Farming is the work of growing crops and keeping animals for food (often uncountable). Agriculture is a more formal twin; a farm is the place. Fieldwork: a supermarket trip is not the farming visit.

Meaning

The work of growing crops and keeping animals for food (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Farming modules include a farm visit; a supermarket trip is not the fieldwork.”
• “Intensive farming in geography is a land-use term, not a hobby plot.”

Good to know

Often uncountable. a farming method / community. Place: a farm. Formal: agriculture. Geography / rural news. Mix-up: charming is unrelated.

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