land
/lænd/ verb A2- To descend to a surface, especially from the air. · The plane is about to land.
- To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
- To come into rest.
- To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.
- To bring to land. · It can be tricky to land a helicopter.· Use the net to land the fish.
- To capture or arrest.
- To acquire; to secure. · She landed a job at the company.
- To succeed in having sexual relations with; to score. · Too ugly to ever land a chick.
He/she/it lands · Past landed · Past participle landed · -ing form landing
Verb forms
- Base form
- land
- He/she/it
- lands
- Past
- landed
- Past participle
- landed
- -ing form
- landing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Lead onward into fairy land,
## XVI THE LAND OF COUNTERPANE
The pleasant land of counterpane.
## XVII THE LAND OF NOD
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