field

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Field

field is on the Basic English 850 List.

fiction - field - fight

field is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

few - field - fight

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fiːld/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /fild/

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Noun

Singular field

Plural fields

1. (countable) A field is an open area of land that can be used for many different things, from sports to crop-growing.
2. (countable) A field is an area of study or work.

   He was an expert in the field of American history.

Verb

Plain form field

Third-person singular fields

Past tense fielded

Past participle fielded

Present participle fielding

1. (transitive) If you field something, you answer it; you address it.
2. (transitive) (sports) If you field the team, you place them in the game.