PARK | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of park in English parknoun [ C ] uk /pɑːk/ us /pɑːrk/ Add to word list Add to word list A1 a large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it: Central Park Hyde Park We watched the joggers in the park.   Rob Maynard/Moment/GettyImages an area of land that is used for a particular purpose: an office/a business park US an area of land for playing sports on UK an area of land around a large house in the countryside

• If the weather's nice we could have a picnic in the park.
• He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season.
• I let the dogs run free in the park.
• What I like about Cambridge is that there's so much open space - there are parks and commons everywhere.
• The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.

Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities

• 15-minute city
• anti-development
• arrondissement
• backstreet
• backstreets
• downtown
• growth area
• industrial estate
• industrial park
• inner ring
• mean streets
• medina
• plaza
• precinct
• residential
• slum
• suburbia
• the West End
• the wrong/other side of the tracks idiom
• wasteland

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Idioms

hit the ball out of the park knock sb/sth out of the park knock sth out of the park parkverb uk /pɑːk/ us /pɑːrk/ A2 [ I or T ] to put a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, usually while you leave it: Where have you parked? Just park your car in the driveway. [ T + adv/prep ] informal to put yourself or something in a particular place for a long time, often annoying other people: He parked himself in front of the TV and stayed there all afternoon. She's parked an enormous pile of papers on my desk and I haven't a clue what to do with them. [ T ] to not deal with something or answer a question immediately but leave it for a later time: Can we park that question until the end of the session?

• Cars were parked all along the road.
• I usually park at my friend's house.
• an illegally parked car
• She parked herself in front of the computer and started playing games.
• It's an offence to park on double yellow lines.

On the road: parking

• block something/someone in phrasal verb
• boot
• car park
• carport
• daylight
• daylighting
• driveway
• garage
• multistorey
• non-moving
• off-street
• parking
• parking attendant
• parking garage
• parking lot
• parking meter
• pay station
• repark
• traffic warden
• valet parking

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Placing and positioning an object Delaying and wasting time

Idiom

park the bus

Phrasal verb

park up (Definition of park from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

park | American Dictionary

parknoun [ C ] us /pɑrk/

park noun [C] (AREA OF LAND)

Add to word list Add to word list a large area of land with grass and trees which is maintained for the pleasure of the public: a picnic in the park Central Park parkverb [ I/T ] us /pɑrk/

park verb [I/T] (STOP)

to leave a vehicle in a place where it can stay for a period of time, or fig.infml to put yourself or something in a particular place for a period of time: [ I ] Where did you park? [ T ] Just park your car out front. [ T ] fig.infml He parked himself in front of the TV. (Definition of park from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

park | Business English

parknoun [ C ] uk /pɑːk/ us Add to word list Add to word list an area of land used by businesses, factories, shops, etc.: a business/retail/industrial park parkverb uk /pɑːk/ us [ I or T ] to leave a vehicle somewhere for a period: Staff park their cars in front of the main building. There's nowhere to park on the street. [ T ]   FINANCE   informal if you park money, an investment, etc. you leave it with another person or organization for a period of time. This is sometimes done to avoid tax and is illegal if it is done to hide the fact that you own something: park sth in sth More investors are seeking to park their money in an off-shore location. The funds were parked in an anonymous account. [ T ]   MEETINGS   informal if you park an idea, problem, etc. you decide not to deal with it until later: Let's park this issue for a moment and return to it later in the meeting. (Definition of park from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of park

park How do we measure the" need" for public parks, for an art gallery or for a pedestrian precinct? From the Cambridge English Corpus Among the birds to observe, in addition to the park's namesake, are woodcock, siskin, and goldcrest. From the Cambridge English Corpus Large urban areas afford greater opportunities for criminal activity with the presence of large department stores, warehouses, financial car parks and so on. From the Cambridge English Corpus Every apartment or house has been assigned one parking space. From the Cambridge English Corpus The towers were constructed over underground car parks. From the Cambridge English Corpus Arguments about the perceived violation of authenticity as well as aesthetic values and standards are often employed to resist suggestions for heritage theme parks. From the Cambridge English Corpus They also snorkel and scuba dive and go to the beach within the parks. From the Cambridge English Corpus The negative effects on the park's fauna and flora can be shown to be small. From the Cambridge English Corpus The first choice is the current system, which includes some restrictions on input use and cultivation practices, in order to fulfil the park's environmental regulations. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each sovereign state has enacted legislation establishing national parks, scientific or scenic reserves and wilderness areas. From the Cambridge English Corpus Across the nation windowless inward-turning shopping malls are surrounded by moat-like parking lots. From the Cambridge English Corpus Where wood pastures became parks, old rights of way, at least, were apparently preserved. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the map, relevant streets, intersections, parks, monuments, buildings, street numbers, etc. will be identified. From the Cambridge English Corpus By demarcating historical parks and reserves, the landscape will largely lose her historical dimension. From the Cambridge English Corpus Subjects listened to a phrase and indicated whether they heard, for example, 'keep sparking' or 'keeps parking'. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of park These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with park

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central parkLondon is unlike many cities in the world in having such a central park. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   city parkA new city park will cover an area that mostly comprises abandoned and rundown warehouses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   conservation parkFauna intended to be protected by the declaration of the conservation park in 1967. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with park What is the pronunciation of park?

Translations of park

in Chinese (Traditional) 公園, 有專門用途的區域, 運動場，體育場… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 公园, 有专门用途的区域, 运动场，体育场… See more in Spanish parque, zona, estadio… See more in Portuguese parque, estacionar, colocar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian उद्यान / बाग, संकुल, वाहन उभे करणे.… See more 公園, （～を）駐車する, 公園（こうえん）… See more park, aracı park etmek, büyük bahçe… See more parc [masculine], jardin [masculine] public, garer… See more parc, aparcar… See more park, parkeren… See more புல் மற்றும் மரங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு பெரிய நிலப்பகுதி. பொதுவாக வேலிகளாலும் சுவர்களாலும் சூழப்பட்டிருக்கும். மக்கள் மகிழ்ச்சிக்காக நடப்பதற்கு சிறப்பாக அமைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும் அல்லது குழந்தைகள் அங்கே விளையாடவும் இயலும்., ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட நோக்கத்திற்காக பயன்படுத்தப்படும் நிலத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி, வழக்கமாக நாம் ஒரு இடத்தை விட்டு செல்லும் போது வாகனத்தை ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலத்திற்கு நிறுத்தக்கூடிய இடம்… See more उद्यान, पार्क, कुछ देर के लिए वाहन नियत स्थान पर खड़ा करना या लगाना… See more સામાન્ય રીતે વાડ કે દિવાલથી ઘેરાયેલો ઝાડ-પાન, ઘાસ અને વૃક્ષોથી ભરેલો જમીનનો એક મોટો વિસ્તાર જ્યાં આસપાસનાં નાગરિકો સુખદ્, આનંદદાયી સમય ગાળી… See more park, have, parkere… See more park, parkera… See more taman, memberhentikan… See more der Park, parken… See more park [masculine], parkere, park(anlegg)… See more پارک, تفریح گاہ, پارک (کسی مخصوص مقصد کے لئے حاصل کیا گیا زمین کا ٹکڑا)… See more парк, садок, ставити на стоянку… See more పార్కు, తోట, ఉద్యానవనం… See more উদ্যান, বাটিকা, জমির একটি এলাকা যা একটি নির্দিষ্ট উদ্দেশ্যে ব্যবহৃত হয়… See more park, obora, parkovat… See more taman, memarkir… See more สวนสาธารณะ, สถานที่กลางแจ้งขนาดใหญ่, จอดรถ… See more công viên, bãi, đỗ xe… See more park, parkować… See more 공원, 주차하다… See more parco, giardini pubblici, parcheggiare… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of park

• amusement park
• national park
• theme park
• car park
• fan park
• park home
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• park up phrasal verb

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• park the bus idiom
• a walk in the park idiom
• knock sth out of the park idiom
• knock sb/sth out of the park idiom
• hit the ball out of the park idiom
• hit sth out of the park, at knock sth out of the park idiom
• hit sb/sth out of the park, at knock sb/sth out of the park idiom

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