Meaning & use
work land
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
to farm or cultivate land, especially as a job or way of life.
Grammar: Often used as 'work the land'; takes an object such as 'the land' or 'the fields'.
Patterns
- work the land
- work the fields
- work land
My grandparents worked the land for over forty years.
Many families in the region still work land that has been in their family for generations.
He left the city to work land in the countryside.
Common combinations
- work the land
- They work the land from sunrise to sunset.
- work the fields
- The farmers work the fields in spring.
- work land
- It is hard to work land without modern equipment.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- landworker noun
- A person who works on the land, especially a farm laborer.
Commonly confused: work land or work at?
work land vs work at
Work at means to try hard to do something; work land means to farm it.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'work land' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Work the land' means to farm it, so 'They work the land to grow vegetables' is correct. The other options confuse it with having a job in an office or company.
Make it your own
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