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park

(pärk)

1. An area of land set aside for public use, as:

a. A piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town, maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.

b. A landscaped city square.

c. A large tract of rural land kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the enjoyment and recreation of visitors.

2. A broad, fairly level valley between mountain ranges: the high parks of the Rocky Mountains.

3. A tract of land attached to a country house, especially when including extensive gardens, woods, pastures, or a game preserve.

4. Sports A stadium or an enclosed playing field: a baseball park.

a. An area where military vehicles or artillery are stored and serviced.

b. The materiel kept in such an area.

6. An area in or near a town designed and usually zoned for a certain purpose: a commercial park.

7. A position in an automatic transmission that disengages the gears and sets the brake so the vehicle cannot move: put the car in park and turned off the engine.

v. parked, park·ing, parks

v.tr.

1. To put or leave (a vehicle) for a time in a certain location.

2. Aerospace To place (a spacecraft or satellite) in a usually temporary orbit.

3. Informal To place or leave temporarily: parked the baby with neighbors; parking cash in a local bank account.

4. To assemble (artillery or other equipment) in a military park.

v.intr.

1. To park a motor vehicle: pulled over and parked next to the curb.

2. Slang To engage in kissing and caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.

[Middle English, game preserve, enclosed tract of land, from Old French parc, from Vulgar Latin *parricus, fence, from *parra, perhaps, "wooden bar, espalier"; akin to Spanish parra, grapevine grown in an espalier, and French barre, bar; see barre.]

park′er n.

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park

(pɑːk)

1. (Human Geography) a large area of land preserved in a natural state for recreational use by the public. See also national park

2. (Human Geography) a piece of open land in a town with public amenities

3. (Human Geography) NZ an area, esp of mountain country, reserved for recreational purposes

4. (Human Geography) a large area of land forming a private estate

5. (Law) English law an enclosed tract of land where wild beasts are protected, acquired by a subject by royal grant or prescription. Compare forest⁵

6. (Human Geography) an area designed and landscaped to accommodate a group of related enterprises, businesses, research establishments, etc: science park.

7. US and Canadian See amusement park

8. (Automotive Engineering) US and Canadian and NZ See car park

9. (General Sporting Terms) US and Canadian a playing field or sports stadium

10. (Soccer) the park informal Brit a soccer pitch

11. (Automotive Engineering) a gear selector position on the automatic transmission of a motor vehicle that acts as a parking brake

12. (Military) the area in which the equipment and supplies of a military formation are assembled

13. (Physical Geography) a high valley surrounded by mountains in the western US

14. (Automotive Engineering) to stop and leave (a vehicle) temporarily

15. (Automotive Engineering) to manoeuvre (a motor vehicle) into a space for it to be left: try to park without hitting the kerb.

16. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange to register (securities) in the name of another or of nominees in order to conceal their real ownership

17. (tr) informal to leave or put somewhere: park yourself in front of the fire.

18. (Military) (intr) military to arrange equipment in a park

19. (tr) to enclose in or as a park

[C13: from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parricus enclosure, from Germanic; compare Old High German pfarrih pen, Old English pearruc paddock¹]

ˈparkˌlike adj

Park

(pɑːk)

1. (Biography) Mungo (ˈmʌŋɡəʊ). 1771–1806, Scottish explorer. He led two expeditions (1795–97; 1805–06) to trace the course of the Niger in Africa. He was drowned during the second expedition

2. (Biography) Nick, full name Nicholas Wulstan Park. born 1958, British animator and film director; his films include A Grand Day Out (1992), which introduced the characters Wallace and Gromit, and the feature-length Chicken Run (2000)

3. (Biography) Chung Hee. (ˈtʃʊŋ ˈhiː). 1917–79, South Korean politician; president of the Republic of Korea (1963–79); assassinated

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park

(pɑrk)

n.

1. a public area of land, usu. in a natural state, having facilities for recreation.

2. an enclosed area or a stadium used for sports.

3. the grounds of a country house.

4. Western U.S. a broad valley in a mountainous region.

5. a space where vehicles, esp. automobiles, may be assembled or stationed.

6. amusement park.

7. theme park.

8. industrial park.

9. a setting in an automatic transmission in which the transmission is in neutral and the brake is engaged.

v.t.

10. to leave (a vehicle) in a certain place for a period of time.

11. Informal. to put, leave, or settle.

12. to assemble (equipment or supplies) in a military park.

13. to place (a satellite) in orbit.

v.i.

14. to park a vehicle.

[1225–75; < Old French parc enclosure < early Medieval Latin parricus < West Germanic *parruk (see paddock)]

park′er, n.

Park

(pɑrk)

n.

Mungo, 1771–1806?, Scottish explorer in Africa.

park

- Originally a legal term for land held by royal grant for the keeping of game animals for royals to hunt.

Park

a space occupied by parked vehicles, stores, etc.; hence, the objects themselves, collectively; an enclosed area in which game beasts such as deer are bred; a place for breeding oysters.

Examples: park of artillery, 1755; a vast park of carriages, 1827; of deer, 1781; of oyster culture, 1883; of oysters; of wild fish, 1607; of young oysterlings, 1851; a park of waggons, 1859.

park

Past participle: parked
Gerund: parking

Imperative
park
park

Present
I park
you park
he/she/it parks
we park
you park
they park

Preterite
I parked
you parked
he/she/it parked
we parked
you parked
they parked

Present Continuous
I am parking
you are parking
he/she/it is parking
we are parking
you are parking
they are parking

Present Perfect
I have parked
you have parked
he/she/it has parked
we have parked
you have parked
they have parked

Past Continuous
I was parking
you were parking
he/she/it was parking
we were parking
you were parking
they were parking

Past Perfect
I had parked
you had parked
he/she/it had parked
we had parked
you had parked
they had parked

Future
I will park
you will park
he/she/it will park
we will park
you will park
they will park

Future Perfect
I will have parked
you will have parked
he/she/it will have parked
we will have parked
you will have parked
they will have parked

Future Continuous
I will be parking
you will be parking
he/she/it will be parking
we will be parking
you will be parking
they will be parking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been parking
you have been parking
he/she/it has been parking
we have been parking
you have been parking
they have been parking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been parking
you will have been parking
he/she/it will have been parking
we will have been parking
you will have been parking
they will have been parking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been parking
you had been parking
he/she/it had been parking
we had been parking
you had been parking
they had been parking

Conditional
I would park
you would park
he/she/it would park
we would park
you would park
they would park

Past Conditional
I would have parked
you would have parked
he/she/it would have parked
we would have parked
you would have parked
they would have parked

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Noun	1.	park - a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" parkland national park - a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property safari park - an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	2.	park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" common, commons, green amusement park, funfair, pleasure ground - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land populated area, urban area - a geographical area constituting a city or town village green - a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
	3.	park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" ballpark baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" ball field, baseball field, diamond - the baseball playing field bullpen - a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game dugout - either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
	4.	Park - Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) Mungo Park
	5.	park - a lot where cars are parked car park, parking area, parking lot lot - a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake" used-car lot - a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
	6.	park - a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out" gear mechanism, gear - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Verb	1.	park - place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling angle-park - park at an angle parallel-park - park directly behind another vehicle double-park - park a vehicle alongside another

park

noun

1. recreation ground, garden, playground, pleasure garden, playpark, domain (N.Z.) We went for a brisk walk round the park.

2. parkland, grounds, estate, lawns, woodland, grassland a manor house in six acres of park and woodland

3. field, pitch, playing field Chris was the best player on the park.

verb

1. leave, stop, station, position He found a place to park the car.

2. put (down), leave, place, stick, deposit, dump, shove, plonk (informal) Just park your bag on the floor.

park yourself sit (down), perch, seat yourself, install yourself He parked himself in the corner all night.

Quotations
"The parks are the lungs of London" [William Pitt, Earl of Chapman]

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Translations

حَديقَة تابِعَة لِقَصْرمُتَنَزَّهمُتَنَزَهٌ يَركُنُ سِيَارَةًيوقِف السيّارَه

parkparkovatobora

parkparkerehave

Park parken abstellen

παρκάρω πάρκο

parque estacionar aparcar jardín

puistopysäköidä

parc garer stationner parquerjardin public

parkparkirati

parkolparkparkíroz

taman

almenningsgarîurgarîur/landssvæîi umhverfis höll/seturleggja bíl

parco parcheggiare parcheggio parco nazionale sostare

公園駐車する

공원주차하다

automobilio stovėjimo skaitiklispastatyti automobilįželdynas

novietot automašīnuparks

parc

parkovaťzvernica

parkparkirati

parkparkera

จอดรถสวนสาธารณะ

park park etmekbüyük bahçe

công viênđỗ xe

公园庄园停放停泊车辆

park

[pɑːk]

A. N

1. (= public gardens) → parque m
see also business B
see also science B

2. (Brit) (Sport) (= field) → campo m

B. VT

1. (Aut) → aparcar (Sp), estacionar (esp LAm)
can I park my car here? → ¿puedo aparcar mi coche aquí?

2. (= put) → poner, dejar
she parked herself on the sofa → se colocó en el sofá

C. VI (Aut) → aparcar (Sp), estacionarse (esp LAm)

D. CPD park keeper N → guardián/ana m/f (de parque), guardabosque mf

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park

[ˈpɑː^rk]

(= public garden) → parc m park bench

(also national park) → parc m park ranger

(also safari park) → réserve f d'animaux park ranger

[country house] → parc m

vt [+ car] → garer
Where can I park my car? → Où est-ce que je peux garer ma voiture?

vi → se garer
We couldn't find anywhere to park → Nous avons eu du mal à nous garer.

park up

vi → se garer

vt sep → garer

park

→ Park m; national park → Nationalpark m

(Brit Sport: = field) → (Sport)platz m

(US: = car park) → Parkplatz m

(Mil) → Arsenal nt

(Aut) to put/leave a car in park → das Getriebe in Parkstellung bringen/lassen

car → parken; bicycle → abstellen; a parked car → ein parkendes Auto; there’s been a car parked outside for days → draußen parkt schon seit Tagen ein Auto; he was very badly parked → er hatte miserabel geparkt

(inf: = put) luggage etc → abstellen; he parked himself right in front of the fire → er pflanzte sich direkt vor den Kamin (inf); we parked the children with the neighbours → wir haben die Kinder bei den Nachbarn abgegeben or gelassen; find somewhere to park your backside (hum) → such dir was, wo du dich platzen kannst (hum)

(Comput) hard disk → parken

vi → parken; there was nowhere to park → es gab nirgendwo einen Parkplatz; to find a place to park → einen Parkplatz finden; (in line of cars) → eine Parklücke finden

park

park keeper

n → Parkwächter(in) m(f)

parkland

n → Grünland nt

park ranger, park warden

n (in national park) → Nationalparkwächter(in) m(f), → Aufseher(in) m(f) → in einem Nationalpark; (in forest) → Förster(in) m(f); (in game reserve) → Wildhüter(in) m(f)

parkway

n (US) → Allee f

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park

[pɑːk]

1. n (gen) → parco; (public) → giardino pubblico

2. vt (Aut) → parcheggiare

3. vi (Aut) → parcheggiare, parcheggiarsi

park

(paːk) noun

1. a public piece of ground with grass and trees. The children go to the park every morning to play.

2. the land surrounding a large country house. Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.

verb

to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time. He parked in front of our house.

ˈparking-lot noun

(American) a car park.

ˈparking-meter noun

a coin-operated meter beside which a car may be parked for the number of minutes or hours shown on the meter.

park

→ مُتَنَزَهٌ, يَركُنُ سِيَارَةً park, parkovat park, parkere Park, parken παρκάρω, πάρκο aparcar, estacionar, parque puisto, pysäköidä garer, parc park, parkirati parcheggiare, parco 公園, 駐車する 공원, 주차하다 park, parkeren park, parkere park, zaparkować estacionar, parque парк, парковать(ся) park, parkera จอดรถ, สวนสาธารณะ park, park etmek công viên, đỗ xe 停泊车辆, 公园

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