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Homestead
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
homesteads
Examples
The family returned to their homestead after the harvest.
02
a family dwelling that has been passed down through generations
Examples
The old homestead had been in the family for over a century.
03
land obtained from U.S. public lands by filing a claim and living on and cultivating it according to homestead law
Examples
Settlers moved west to claim a homestead under the Homestead Act.
to homestead
01
to settle on a piece of land with the intent of establishing a permanent residence, often under a government-granted right
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
homestead
3rd person singular
homesteads
Present participle
homesteading
Past simple
homesteaded
Past participle
homesteaded
Examples
They decided to homestead in the remote valley, building a cabin and farming the land.
