Meaning & use
green meadows
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Meanings
nounpluralliterary
Fields covered with green grass, especially in poetic or descriptive writing.
Grammar: Plural because meadow is a countable noun; use a green meadow for just one field.
Patterns
- green meadows
- across the green meadows
- a green meadow
The old song describes green meadows and a river running through them.
From the train we watched green meadows slide past the window.
They picnicked in a green meadow beside the church.
nounproper
Used in names of places and businesses, such as a village, park, or housing area.
Grammar: Capitalized when it is part of an official name: Green Meadows School.
Patterns
- Green Meadows (as part of a name)
Her daughter goes to Green Meadows Primary School.
The new houses on Green Meadows Lane sold quickly.
Word forms
| singular | green meadow |
|---|
Common combinations
- rolling green meadows
- The postcard shows rolling green meadows under a blue sky.
- green meadows and wildflowers
- In spring the valley is full of green meadows and wildflowers.
- across the green meadows
- A footpath runs across the green meadows to the next village.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- meadow noun
- A field of grass and wild flowers.
Commonly confused: green meadows or medals?
green meadows vs medals
A different word that sounds similar in fast speech; medals are awards, meadows are fields.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase most naturally?
Choose one answer.
The plural phrase needs no article and takes a plural verb idea: 'green meadows full of sheep.' Option 1 uses a singular noun with a plural verb and an incorrect plural 'sheeps'; option 2 wrongly puts 'a' before a plural; option 3 mixes a singular noun with a plural phrase and an impossible plural.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “green meadows”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.