park

park is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

parent - park - part

Pronunciation

• enPR: pärk, IPA ^(key): /pɑrk/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): [pɑːk]
• (US) IPA ^(key): [pɑrk]
• (AU) IPA ^(key): [paːk]
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): [pɐːk]

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Noun

Singular park

Plural parks

1. (countable) A park is an outdoor area where people can relax and play.

   We sat under the trees and had lunch in Central Park.

   Algonquin Provincial Park is the oldest, largest park in Ontario, covering about 7,725 square kilometres.

   I'm going to take the kids to the park to play on the swings.

Verb

Plain form park

Third-person singular parks

Past tense parked

Past participle parked

Present participle parking

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you park a car or other vehicle, you drive it to a place and let it stand there.

   She never parks her car under a tree.