park
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”). Cognate with Dutch perk (“enclosure; flowerbed”), Old High German pfarrih, pferrih (“enclosure, pen”), Old English pearroc (“enclosure”) (whence modern English paddock), Old Norse parrak, parak (“enclosure, pen; distress, anxiety”), Icelandic parraka (“to keep pent in, under restraint and coercion”). More at parrock, paddock.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park (plural parks)
- An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
- A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- 17th century, Edmund Waller, At Penshurst
- While in the park I sing, the listening deer / Attend my passion, and forget to fear.
- 17th century, Edmund Waller, At Penshurst
- A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
- Hyde Park in London; Central Park in New York
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
- If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.
- 1994, Robert Ferro,The Blue Star:
- I roamed the streets and parks, as far removed from the idea of art and pretense as I could take myself, discovering there the kind of truth I was supposed to be setting down on paper…
- An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
- A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
- 1878, The San Francisco Western Lancet. a Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery, volume 7, number 3:
- The mountain region thus limited consists of extensive and often level-floored valleys, sometimes many miles broad, and elevated 4,000 to 5,000 feet above the sea, called "parks" in local topography, which are interposed between innumerable rocky mountain ridges ....
- 1895, Whitman Cross, Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose, Geology and Mining Industries of the Cripple Creek District, Colorado, page 54:
- High Park is a depression of 10 or 12 square miles in extent […] at a general elevation of 7,500 feet. Its smooth floor is partly due to volcanic tuff of the western volcanic area, but chielfly to a find lake-bed deposit of yellowish sandstone....
- 1897, The Colliery Engineer, volume 17, page 207:
- The so-called park is a very broad, open valley,between the Sangre de Cristo range on the east, and the volcanic San Juan and Conejos ranges on the west
- 1911, Edward W. Harnden, “A Western Mountaineering Summer”, in Appalachia, volume XII, number 3:
- ...the ridges flatten and, higher up, before reaching the upper snow-fields of the mountain, broaden out into high plateaus, the beautiful so-called parks or meadows.
- 1975, Frits Van der Leeden, Lawrence A. Cerrillo, David William Miller, Ground-water pollution problems in the Northwestern United States:
- Several structural basins, so-called "parks" within the crystalline rocks, are underlain by alluvial and terrace deposits, and in some cases, by Tertiary sediments.
- An area used for specific purposes.
- An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
- a wagon park; an artillery park
- A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
- An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
- business park; industrial park; science park
- 2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “Japan pockets the subsidy …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 30:
- Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
- An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
- 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0-2 Blackpool”, in BBC:
- But because of their dominance in the middle of the park and the sheer volume of chances, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce must have been staggered and sickened in equal measure when the visitors took the lead five minutes after the break.
- An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
- (UK) An inventory of matériel.
- A country's tank park or artillery park.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
- 2003, “Johnny”, Melbourne Blackout, in Sleazegrinder (editor), Gigs from Hell: True Stories from Rock and Roll′s Frontline, page 174,
- We got to the 9th Ward and as luck would have it I found a park for my bro′s car right out the front.
- 2010, Sandy Curtis, Dangerous Deception, Clan Destine Press, Australia, unnumbered page,
- Once they′d entered the floors of parking spaces, James found a park relatively easily, but Mark had difficulty, and only a swift sprint allowed him to catch up as James walked through the throngs of people in the casino with the determination of a man who didn′t want to be delayed.
- 2011, Antonia Magee, The Property Diaries: A Story of Buying a House, Finding a Man and Making a Home … All on a Single Income!, John Wiley & Sons Australia, unnumbered page,
- We finally found a park and walked a few blocks to the building.
- 2003, “Johnny”, Melbourne Blackout, in Sleazegrinder (editor), Gigs from Hell: True Stories from Rock and Roll′s Frontline, page 174,
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (a piece of ground in or near a city): building, skyscraper, street
Derived terms[edit]
- Asbury Park
- Aughton Park
- Bowes Park
- Brighton Park
- Brooklyn Park
- Brookmans Park
- Bush Hill Park
- Canons Park
- Carpenders Park
- Central Park
- Codnor Park
- Coley Park
- Conisbrough Parks
- Doxford Park
- East Glacier Park
- Eden Park
- Finsbury Park
- Foley Park
- Gidea Park
- Green Park
- Grove Park
- Hampden Park
- Heaton Park
- Highams Park
- High Park
- Holland Park
- Hyde Park
- King's Park
- Kingston Park
- Kiveton Park
- Manor Park
- Merton Park
- Moor Park
- National Park
- Newbury Park
- Ninian Park
- Northumberland Park
- Northwick Park
- Oakleigh Park
- Oatlands Park
- Oldfield Park
- Park Bridge
- Park County
- Park End, Parkend
- Park Hall
- Park Rapids
- Park Royal
- Park Street
- Philips Park
- Preston Park
- Queen's Park
- Raynes Park
- Sefton Park
- Selly Park
- Sheffield Park
- South Park
- St Anne's Park
- Sundridge Park
- Sunset Park
- Thorpe Park
- Trafford Park
- Tufnell Park
- Tyndall's Park
- Upton Park
- Victoria Park
- Westwood Park
- Woodside Park
- Worcester Park
Descendants[edit]
- → Georgian: პარკი (ṗarḳi)
- → Irish: páirc
- → Japanese: パーク (pāku)
- → Scottish Gaelic: pàirc
- → Welsh: parc
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
park (third-person singular simple present parks, present participle parking, simple past and past participle parked)
- (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
- You can park the car in front of the house.
- I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.
- (transitive, informal) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
- Let's park that until next week's meeting.
- (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
- to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.
- (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- O, negligent and heedless discipline!
How are we park'd and bounded in a pale,
A little herd of England's timorous deer,
Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs!
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
- He really parked that one.
- (intransitive, slang) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
- They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.
- 1956, Grace Metalious, Peyton Place, page 199:
- "What did you do after that?" he asked. - "Went parking over at Silver Lake," replied Betty without hesitation. "Why?" - "I just wondered. Have fun?" "As a matter of fact, I did. Marty's a swell dancer." "That's not what I meant." "What did you mean?" - "I mean after. Parking." - "Yes I did […] "
- 1968, Records & Briefs New York State Appellate Division, page 861:
- A. Well, I had heard that it was used for parking place, but I never went parking there. Q. Excuse me? A. I had heard that it had been used for a parking place, but I had never gone parking there. Q. When you say “Parking place,” what do you mean? A. With a guy and a girl.
- 1996, Joseph Tropiano, Stanley Tucci, Big Night: A Novel with Recipes, page 37:
- The Phyllis and me go "parking." This is a very American thing to me, this "parking,” but Phyllis says that this is what couples in this country do when they are dating. We can't go to her house because her parents are there which is okay with me. / We are parking on a quiet street and we get in the backseat of my car. We begin to kiss and I start to feel her body.
- 2001, Tamyra Horst, Ratty Bathrobes, Cranky Kids, and Other Romantic Moments, page 47:
- Tim and I never went parking when we were dating, but now that we've been married, it's been a fun date once in a while. (OK, we never actually leave the driveway, but the car was still parked.)
- 2001, James Patterson, Violets Are Blue:
- They were parking out near the hills. It's a popular spot for submarine races. They went for a little moonlit stroll. I'm sure they had nightmares after what they saw. Mary Alice was hanging from a tree by her bare feet. Naked.
- 2008, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth:
- They had gone to see the Robert De Niro/Liza Minnelli flick, New York, New York, before driving back to Bensonhurst and parking on a quiet street. As they kissed, Berkowitz opened fire
- (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
- He came in and parked himself in our living room.
- Park your bags in the hall.
- (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
- We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.
- (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
- (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
- (intransitive, dated) To promenade or drive in a park.
- (intransitive, dated, of horses) To display style or gait on a park drive.
Antonyms[edit]
(bring to a halt): unpark
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
- “Park” in James F. Dunnigan and Albert Nofi (1992), Dirty Little Secrets: Military Information You're Not Supposed to Know, Harper, →ISBN, p 28.
Park in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams[edit]
Breton[edit]
Noun[edit]
park ?
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park m inan
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park c (singular definite parken, plural indefinite parker)
Inflection[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch parc, from Old Dutch *parruk, from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”). Doublet of perk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park n (plural parken, diminutive parkje n)
Derived terms[edit]
- attractiepark
- dierenpark
- kasteelpark
- lunapark
- nationaal park
- natuurpark
- parkopzichter
- parkwachter
- pretpark
- safaripark
- stadspark
- themapark
- vogelpark
- volkspark
- wagenpark
- wandelpark
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Descendants[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
park
Hungarian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park (plural parkok)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | park | parkok |
accusative | parkot | parkokat |
dative | parknak | parkoknak |
instrumental | parkkal | parkokkal |
causal-final | parkért | parkokért |
translative | parkká | parkokká |
terminative | parkig | parkokig |
essive-formal | parkként | parkokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | parkban | parkokban |
superessive | parkon | parkokon |
adessive | parknál | parkoknál |
illative | parkba | parkokba |
sublative | parkra | parkokra |
allative | parkhoz | parkokhoz |
elative | parkból | parkokból |
delative | parkról | parkokról |
ablative | parktól | parkoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
parké | parkoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
parkéi | parkokéi |
Possessive forms of park | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | parkom | parkjaim |
2nd person sing. | parkod | parkjaid |
3rd person sing. | parkja | parkjai |
1st person plural | parkunk | parkjaink |
2nd person plural | parkotok | parkjaitok |
3rd person plural | parkjuk | parkjaik |
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- park in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Park, from Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parric (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park m
- park (piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”).
Noun[edit]
park (plural parks)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “park, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin parricus, via French parc
Noun[edit]
park m (definite singular parken, indefinite plural parker, definite plural parkene)
- a park (preserved green open space, usually open to the public)
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin parricus, via French parc
Noun[edit]
park m (definite singular parken, indefinite plural parkar, definite plural parkane)
- a park (as above)
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Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
park m inan
- park (e.g., a ground for recreation in a city or town)
- (obsolete) A scent released by goats, deer, or hares during breeding periods.
- (obsolete) Breeding period of goats, deer, or hares.
Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- park in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- park in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pȁrk m (Cyrillic spelling па̏рк)
Declension[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse parrak, from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
audio (file)
Noun[edit]
park c (plural parker, definite singular parken, definite plural parkerna)
- park (in a city)
Declension[edit]
Declension of park | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | park | parken | parker | parkerna |
Genitive | parks | parkens | parkers | parkernas |
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish پارق (park), from French parc, from Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).
Noun[edit]
park (definite accusative parkı, plural parklar)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | park | |
Definite accusative | parkı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | park | parklar |
Definite accusative | parkı | parkları |
Dative | parka | parklara |
Locative | parkta | parklarda |
Ablative | parktan | parklardan |
Genitive | parkın | parkların |
Yola[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English park, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”).
Noun[edit]
park
- inclosure
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- Tollis Park, or Tullies Park.
- A place in the parish of Kilmanan, Bargy.
References[edit]
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith
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