[fiːld], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences
(e.g: a wheat field)

- a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest
(e.g: we talked to professionals in various fields)

- a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus

- all the participants in a contest or sport
(e.g: he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed)

- an area on a flag with a single background colour
(e.g: fifty white stars on a blue field)

- the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium

- a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws


Phrases:
- hold the field
- in the field
- keep the field
- lead the field
- play the field
- take the field

Origin:
Old English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld

[fiːld], (Verb)

Definitions:
- attempt to catch or stop the ball and return it after it has been hit by the batter, thereby preventing runs being scored or base runners advancing

- send out (a team or individual) to play in a game
(e.g: Leeds fielded a team of youngsters)

- deal with (a difficult question, phone call, etc.)


Phrases:
- hold the field
- in the field
- keep the field
- lead the field
- play the field
- take the field

Origin:
Old English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld

[fiːld], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office
(e.g: field observations and interviews)


Phrases:
- hold the field
- in the field
- keep the field
- lead the field
- play the field
- take the field

Origin:
Old English feld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld