Acres

Pronunciation: /eɪ.kərz/

Definitions of acres

noun a unit of area equal to 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square meters

Example Sentences

A1 My grandparents own a few acres of land in the countryside.

A2 The farmer planted corn in the acres of fields behind his house.

B1 The real estate developer purchased several acres of prime waterfront property for a new development.

B2 The national park covers thousands of acres of diverse ecosystems.

C1 The wealthy businessman bought hundreds of acres of land to build his private estate.

C2 The conservation organization acquired thousands of acres of wilderness to protect it from development.

Examples of acres in a Sentence

formal The farm spans over 100 acres of land.

informal My uncle's property is huge, it's like a million acres or something.

slang That new park is dope, it's like a few acres of green space in the city.

figurative Her love for him grew over acres of time and space.

Grammatical Forms of acres

• plural: acres
• present tense: acres
• future tense: will acres
• perfect tense: have acres
• continuous tense: am acres
• singular: acre
• positive degree: more acres
• infinitive: to acres
• gerund: acresing
• participle: acred

Origin and Evolution of acres

First Known Use: 1000 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'acres' originated from Old English 'æcer', which referred to a unit of land measurement.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'acres' has retained its original meaning of a unit of land measurement, but has also come to represent the actual area of land itself.