1
: plants (such as grass) grown for the feeding especially of grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
3
: the feeding of livestock : grazing
pastured; pasturing
Examples of pasture in a Sentence
Noun
The horses were grazing in the pasture.
Most of their land is pasture.
Verb
The horses are pastured on several acres of land.
pasturing sheep on town lands was actually a cheaper alternative to mowing
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
It will have been born the previous spring having enjoyed a longer and happier life outdoors, feeding on nutritious summer pasture.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The aristocratic matron in question, Lady Hemphill, would often accompany her husband to the Huston estate, located in the rugged pastures and boglands of County Galway, for dinner parties and hunting expeditions.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
It will have been born the previous spring having enjoyed a longer and happier life outdoors, feeding on nutritious summer pasture.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
But, having the right formula for long-term success remains elusive for many, with Canoo, Fisker and Nikola all put out to pasture with bankruptcy filings.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Pasture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasture. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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pasture
1 of 2 noun
pas·ture
ˈpas-chər 
1
: plants (as grass) for feeding especially grazing animals
2
: land or a plot of land used for grazing
pasture
2 of 2 verb
pastured; pasturing
2
: to feed (as cattle) on pasture
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