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plant(verb)BrE / plɑːnt / NAmE / plænt / - to put plants, seeds, etc. in the ground to grow
- to plant and harvest rice
- Plant these shrubs in full sun.
- to cover or supply a garden/yard, area of land, etc. with plants
- a densely planted orange grove
- The field had been ploughed and planted with corn.
- to place something or yourself firmly in a particular place or position
- They planted a flag on the summit.
- He planted himself squarely in front of us.
- Demonstrators planted themselves right in front of the convoy of trucks.
- to hide something such as a bomb in a place where it will not be found
- to hide something, especially something illegal, in somebody’s clothing, possessions, etc. so that when it is found it will look as though they committed a crime
- He claims that the drugs were planted on him.
- to send somebody to join a group, etc., especially in order to make secret reports on its members
- The police had planted an informer in the gang.
- to make somebody think or believe something, especially without them realizing that you gave them the idea
- He planted the first seeds of doubt in my mind.
Extra Examples- Carefully plant your cutting in the soil.
- He was determined to keep both feet firmly planted on dry land.
- She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek.
- The Bordeaux area is densely planted with vine.
- The garden was planted with roses and other shrubs.
- Zinfandel is California’s most widely planted red grape.
- a thickly planted orange grove
- recently planted maples
- weeds that had not been deliberately planted
- Demonstrators planted themselves right in front of the convoy of trucks.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they plant
- he / she / it plants
- past simple planted
- past participle planted
- -ing form planting
Word Origin- Old English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’.
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