plant
verb/plɑːnt/
/plænt/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they plant | /plɑːnt/ /plænt/ |
| he / she / it plants | /plɑːnts/ /plænts/ |
| past simple planted | /ˈplɑːntɪd/ /ˈplæntɪd/ |
| past participle planted | /ˈplɑːntɪd/ /ˈplæntɪd/ |
| -ing form planting | /ˈplɑːntɪŋ/ /ˈplæntɪŋ/ |
- plant something to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow
- to plant a tree/seed/crop
- to plant and harvest rice
- Plant the bulbs in pots for a spring display.
Extra ExamplesTopics Farminga2, Gardensa2- Carefully plant your cutting in the soil.
- Zinfandel is California's most widely planted red grape.
- recently planted maples
- Plant these shrubs in full sun.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deliberately
- in
- with
- densely planted
- newly planted
- recently planted
- …
- [often passive] to cover or supply a garden, area of land, etc. with plants
- plant something The children are planting a garden next to the school.
- They have planted five acres of vines.
- a densely planted orange grove
- be planted with something The field had been ploughed and planted with corn.
Extra ExamplesTopics Farminga2, Gardensa2- The garden was planted with roses and other shrubs.
- The Bordeaux area is densely planted with vine.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- deliberately
- in
- with
- densely planted
- newly planted
- recently planted
- …
- plant something/yourself + adv./prep. to place something or yourself in a particular place or position
- They planted a flag on the summit.
- He planted himself squarely in front of us.
- She was determined to keep both feet firmly planted on dry land.
Extra Examples- She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.
- Demonstrators planted themselves right in front of the convoy of trucks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- squarely
- on
- plant something (+ adv./prep.) to hide something such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found
- plant something (on somebody) to hide something, especially something illegal, in somebody’s clothing, possessions, etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime
- He claims that the drugs were planted on him.
- plant somebody (in something) to send somebody to join a group, etc., especially in order to make secret reports on its members
- The police had planted an informer in the gang.
- plant something (in something) to make somebody think or believe something, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea
- He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.
seeds/plants
put in position
bomb
something illegal
person
thought/idea
Word OriginOld English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’.
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