1 [U,C] land covered with grass that is suitable for feeding animals on:
an area of permanent / rough / rich pasture * high mountain pastures * The cattle were put out to pasture. * We drove through mile after mile of land cleared for pasture.
2 (pastures) [pl.] the circumstances of your life, work, etc:
I felt we were off to greener pastures (= a better way of life). * (BrE) She decided it was time to move on to pastures new (= a new job, place to live, etc.).
verb [VN] to put animals in a field to feed on grass:
The cattle were pastured on rich meadow grass.
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