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to prepare the field

to prepare the field

3.1
Make land ready for planting by turning the soil and adding fertilizer
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : preparar el campo
  • The farmers worked hard to prepare the field by ploughing and fertilizing before planting the seeds.
  • men prepare the field

Examples

  • To maximize their crop yield, they must prepare the field with proper irrigation and nutrient management.

  • Over the course of the last few weeks, our researchers have completed work that was underway during the growing season, and now, as I'm sure many of you have noticed, our staff has begun to prepare the fields for the winter.

    Blog text (8)

  • Men tilled and prepared the fields and helped with the planting, while women and children tended the crop from planting until the last harvest in August.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In marsh-rice cultivation, men prepared the fields for sowing by burning the vegetation and then driving cattle over the burned area to work the soil and mix the cinders into the earth.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Every spring, the landscapers prepare the field by clearing debris and tilling the soil for planting flowers.

Synonyms

to plow
vsto prepare the field
  • US
44 1.5

To turn over and break up soil before planting

is the broader set of tasks to make land ready rather than one action
to cultivate
vsto prepare the field
38 4.0

To prepare land for growing crops

focuses on initial land readiness rather than long term tending
to till
vsto prepare the field
11 5.3

To prepare land for crops by ploughing

is the general act of making land ready rather than listing exact methods

Antonyms

to abandon
773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Ready

to prepare the field
3.1
to harrow
  • Specialized
7.5
to plow
  • US
44 1.5

Surface Forms

prepare the field infinitive
prepared the field past
prepared the field past participle
preparing the field present participle
prepares the field third person singular

Morphology

prepare + the + field

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'prepare' (make ready) plus 'field' (plot of land); the definite article 'the' does not alter the core meaning. This is a literal, non-idiomatic agricultural collocation that follows common cross-linguistic composition patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the words will understand it.

Etymology

Prepare the field comes from farming: imagine a farmer using a plow or tractor to turn the soil, remove stones and add fertilizer so the field is ready. So, to prepare the field means 'to make land ready for planting'.