meadow
Difference of "meadow" and a "meadow"
Is it correct to understand that in the second sentence, a particular area of meadow is imagined in the speaker's mind while in the first sentence, "meadow" means a particular condition?

This area used to meadow.
The villagers gather at a meadow.

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meadow
Difference of "meadow" and a "meadow"
Is it correct to understand that in the second sentence, a particular area of meadow is imagined in the speaker's mind while in the first sentence, "meadow" means a particular condition?

This area used to meadow.
The villagers gather at a meadow.

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I doubt that the first sentence is correct. A meadow is a field with tall wild grass and flowers.

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The verb is missing from your first sentence. It should be "This area used to BE meadow".

As an uncountable noun, "meadow" refers to a type of terrain or vegetation. This is the same as the uncountable use of "forest" or  "desert", for example.

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I found 'meadows' as a verb in Urban Dictionary. I'm not a native English speaker, so for me, it seems that something is missing in the first sentence.

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I have never heard nor read the word, "meadow," used as a verb.

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