cultivated
part of speech
adjective (cultivated, more cultivated); verb form (past of «cultivate»: cultivated)
meaning for a pupil
1) Cultivated land has been dug, planted and looked after for growing crops. tree →
2) A cultivated plant has been grown by people on purpose, not wild: «cultivated strawberries». tree →
3) A cultivated person is well educated, polite and knows about art, music and books. tree →
4) As a verb form, «cultivated» means grew or developed: «She cultivated roses»; «He cultivated a friendship». tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and science lessons, cultivated land is farmland; the first farmers cultivated wheat and barley. In history, people moved from hunting and gathering to cultivating crops. In stories, a cultivated character speaks politely and enjoys culture. Phrases: «cultivated land», «cultivated crops», «cultivated manners».
examples
- The farmers cultivated rice in the wet fields. tree →
- Wild strawberries are smaller than cultivated ones. tree →
- The cultivated fields stretched for miles. tree →
- Long ago, people first cultivated wheat. tree →
- Her aunt is a cultivated woman who loves opera. tree →
- He cultivated a good friendship with his neighbour. tree →
- Jeppe Jans cultivated his fields in summer, and in the winter he made wooden shoes. tree →
note
Past form of «cultivate»: cultivate, cultivates, cultivated, cultivating. Opposite of a cultivated plant is a wild one. Related: cultivation (the act of growing crops).
Trees and pragmatics
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