land
verb/lænd/
/lænd/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they land | /lænd/ /lænd/ |
| he / she / it lands | /lændz/ /lændz/ |
| past simple landed | /ˈlændɪd/ /ˈlændɪd/ |
| past participle landed | /ˈlændɪd/ /ˈlændɪd/ |
| -ing form landing | /ˈlændɪŋ/ /ˈlændɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface
- The plane landed safely.
- The flight is due to land at 3 o'clock.
- Both aircraft landed on the runway.
- A fly landed on his nose.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by aira2, Spacea2- The plane slowly came down to land.
- The plane was forced to land in a nearby field.
- A swan landed on the water.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- be about to
- be due to
- be scheduled to
- …
- at
- [transitive] land something to control a plane and bring it down to the ground
- The pilot landed the plane safely.
- to land a helicopter/an aircraft
- He landed the damaged aircraft in a field.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- be about to
- be due to
- be scheduled to
- …
- at
- [intransitive] to arrive somewhere in a plane or a boat
- We shall be landing shortly. Please fasten your seat belts.
- The troops landed at dawn.
- They were the first men to land on the moon.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by watera2- We are due to land at Heathrow at 12.15.
- Plymouth Rock is the place where the Pilgrim Fathers landed in 1620.
- They were arrested on landing at Heathrow.
- Troops landed on the island.
- We were due to land at Gatwick.
- [transitive] land somebody/something to put somebody/something on land from an aircraft, a boat, etc.
- The troops were landed by helicopter.
- [intransitive] to come down somewhere after jumping, falling or being thrown
- She fell and landed heavily on her back.
- I landed awkwardly and twisted my ankle.
- Several men were killed when rocket shells landed in the troop camp.
- The heavy ball landed with a thud.
- He came flying through the air and landed in a crumpled heap at my feet.
Extra Examples- I fell and landed heavily at the bottom of the stairs.
- A large stone landed right beside him.
- The coin landed squarely between her feet.
- A single snowflake drifted down and landed on the window sill.
- He tensed himself for the jump and landed expertly on the other side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- awkwardly
- badly
- painfully
- …
- on
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to arrive somewhere and cause difficulties that have to be dealt with
- Why do complaints always land on my desk (= why do I always have to deal with them)?
- [transitive] (informal) to succeed in getting a job, etc., especially one that a lot of other people want
- land something He's just landed a starring role in a Hollywood movie.
- land somebody/yourself something She's just landed herself a company directorship.
- [transitive] land something to catch a fish and bring it out of the water on to the land
- It took me three attempts to land the fish.
- [transitive] land something to score a penalty (4) or conversion (3)
- Ceri Sweeney landed a penalty with the last kick of the half.
of bird/plane/insect
of pilot
arrive in plane/boat
fall to ground
difficulties
job
fish
rugby
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land.
Idioms
See land in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee land in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfall/land on your feet
- to be lucky in finding yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation
- You landed on your feet, getting such a well-paid job with so little experience.
- Jim’s always getting himself in trouble, but he usually seems to fall on his feet.
land a blow, punch, etc.
- to succeed in hitting somebody/something
- She landed a punch on his chin.
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