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Definition of herd noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of herd – Learner’s Dictionary. herd. noun [ C ] uk / hɜːd / us. Add to word list. a large group of animals such as cows that live and eat together: a herd of cattle / deer. herd. verb [ T ] uk / hɜːd / us. If people or animals are herded somewhere, they are moved there in a group:
Definitions of herd. noun. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. see more. noun. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra. see more. noun. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.
4 days ago · A herd is a large group of animals of one kind that live together. ...large herds of elephant and buffalo. [ + of] ...dairy herds. Synonyms: flock, crowd, collection, mass More Synonyms of herd. 2. singular noun.
herd noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Meaning & use. 1.a. Old English–. A company of domestic animals of one kind, kept together under the charge of one or more persons. (The notion of a keeper is now little present, and the sense is scarcely distinct from sense 2 .) OE.
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make someone or something move in a particular direction + adv./prep. We all herded on to the bus. herd somebody/something + adv./prep. They were herded together into trucks and driven away. Definitions on the go.
[count] : a group of animals that live or are kept together. herds of cattle/horses/elephants. The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture. 2. a [count] : a large group of people. A herd of shoppers waited anxiously for the store to open. b the herd : common people : people as a group. the common herd.
