noun, verb · neutral
park
UK/pɑːk/US/pɑrk/PARK
an area of public land with grass and trees for recreation; to leave a vehicle in a place
Examples
“I often take a book and sit in the park on Sundays.”
“You can park your bike near the museum.”
“The city plans to build a new park beside the river.”
Band 8 sentence
“Urban planners should prioritise creating small parks in dense neighbourhoods to improve residents' quality of life.”
Collocations
- public park
- to park the car
- play in the park
Word family
Common mistakes
I go to park every evening.→I go to the park every evening.
There is not any park near my house, so I park there.→There is no park near my house, so I park my car on the street.
Say it for a higher band
5field→6garden→7+park
Synonyms
green space
garden
Easily confused
parking
“I left my car in the parking lot while I walked through the park.”
garden
“She spends her afternoons tending to the flower garden behind her house.”
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