United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
"The entry for Fields in the dictionary lists him as a famous American comedian and film actor who lived from 1880 to 1946."
plural of field
"The farmer harvested corn from several fields before the heavy rain arrived."
In plain English: Fields are large open areas of land used for growing crops or grazing animals.
"The farmers planted corn in the green fields."
Usage: Use fields to refer to multiple distinct areas of activity, study, or physical land, such as scientific disciplines or agricultural plots. Ensure you are describing separate entities rather than a single open expanse, which would be the singular "field."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of field
"She fields every call from potential clients personally."
In plain English: To field something is to handle it quickly and skillfully, like catching a ball during a game.
"The farmers used tractors to plow the fields after the rain stopped."
Usage: Do not use the verb "field" to mean gathering crops or playing sports; instead, it means to receive or handle something, such as an offer, a question, or a complaint. For example, you might say that a manager fields inquiries from customers rather than harvesting them.
A surname.
"After graduating, Sarah Fields decided to join her father's family business in Ohio."
Derived from Old English feld, this term originally referred to open, uncultivated land or pasture. It later evolved to denote any area of activity or subject matter within a specific domain.