[ˈpɑːstʃə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep
(e.g: areas of rich meadow pasture)

- used to refer to a person's situation in life
(e.g: she left the office for pastures new)


Phrases:
- put someone out to pasture

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere

[ˈpɑːstʃə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put (animals) to graze in a pasture
(e.g: they pastured their cows in the water meadow)


Phrases:
- put someone out to pasture

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere