Meaning & use
lawn care
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Meanings
noununcountable
The work of keeping a lawn healthy and tidy, such as cutting, watering, feeding, and removing weeds.
Grammar: No plural and no 'a'; it names an activity, so use it like 'housework': Lawn care takes time.
Patterns
- lawn care is easy/hard work
- do the lawn care
- spend money on lawn care
My father spends every Saturday morning on lawn care.
Good lawn care means cutting the grass often but not too short.
They hired a company to do the lawn care while they were away.
nounbefore a noun
Used before another noun to describe products, tools, or services connected with looking after a lawn.
Grammar: Acts like an adjective in front of a noun: lawn care equipment, a lawn care service.
Patterns
- lawn care products
- lawn care equipment
- a lawn care company
She bought a few lawn care products at the garden center.
The lawn care service comes twice a month in summer.
He keeps his lawn care tools in the shed.
Common combinations
- lawn care products
- These lawn care products are safe for pets once they dry.
- lawn care service
- We pay a lawn care service to cut the grass.
- lawn care tips
- The website offers simple lawn care tips for beginners.
- do the lawn care
- I usually do the lawn care on Sundays.
- lawn care equipment
- Proper lawn care equipment makes the job much faster.
Synonyms and how they differ
- gardening
- A much broader word for all work with plants; use it when the task is not only about grass.
- groundskeeping
- More formal and usually about large properties or public land rather than a home lawn.
- landscaping
- Focuses on designing and shaping a whole outdoor area, not just maintaining grass.
Word family
- lawn noun
- An area of short cut grass around a house or in a park.
- lawnmower noun
- A machine used to cut grass.
- lawn care worker noun
- A person whose job is looking after lawns.
Commonly confused: lawn care or land care?
lawn care vs land care
'Land care' is about managing soil, trees, and whole areas of land; 'lawn care' is only about grass.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'lawn care' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Lawn care' is uncountable, so it takes a singular verb and no plural or article, as in 'Lawn care takes a lot of time.' The other options wrongly treat it as a countable noun.
Make it your own
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