Definition of 'group'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense groups
, present participle grouping
, past tense, past participle grouped
2. countable noun
4. countable noun
6. verb
If a number of things or people are grouped together or group together, they are together in one place or within one organization or system.
[Also VERB noun preposition] 7. See also grouping, blood group, ginger group, pressure group
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group in British English
noun
1.
a number of persons or things considered as a collective unit
2.
a.
a number of persons bound together by common social standards, interests, etc
b.
(as modifier)
group behaviour
3.
a small band of players or singers, esp of pop music
4.
a number of animals or plants considered as a unit because of common characteristics, habits, etc
6.
an association of companies under a single ownership and control, consisting of a holding company, subsidiary companies, and sometimes associated companies
8.
a military formation comprising complementary arms and services, usually for a purpose
a brigade group
10. Also called: radical chemistry
two or more atoms that are bound together in a molecule and behave as a single unit
a methyl group -CH3
Compare free radical11.
a vertical column of elements in the periodic table that all have similar electronic structures, properties, and valencies
Compare period (sense 8)12. geology
any stratigraphical unit, esp the unit for two or more formations
13. mathematics
14. See blood group
verb
15.
to arrange or place (things, people, etc) in or into a group or (of things, etc) to
form into a group
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Word origin
C17: from French groupe, of Germanic origin; compare Italian gruppo; see cropWord Frequency
group in American English
noun
1.
a number of persons or things gathered closely together and forming a recognizable unit; cluster; aggregation; band
a group of houses
2.
a collection of objects or figures forming a design or part of a design, as in a
work of art
3.
a number of persons or things classified together because of common characteristics, community of interests, etc.
4. Chemistry
a.
a unit consisting of two or more joined atoms within a molecule; esp., a radical (sense 7)
b.
a number of elements with similar properties, forming one of the vertical columns
of the periodic table
c.
a number of elements having similar chemical reactions
5. Geology
a stratigraphic unit consisting of two or more formations
6. Ancient Mathematics
a closed set of elements having an associative binary operation (usually multiplication), an identity element (I × a = a × I = a), and an inverse element for each element
(a × 1/a = 1/a × a = I)
7. US
a military aircraft unit; specif., in the U.S. Air Force, a subdivision of a wing, composed of two or more squadrons
verb transitive, verb intransitive
9.
to assemble or form into a group or groups
adjective
SYNONYMY NOTE: group is the basic, general word expressing the simple idea of an assembly of persons,
animals, or things without further connotation; , herd1 is applied to a group of cattle, sheep, or similar large animals feeding, living,
or moving together; , flock1, to goats, sheep, or birds; , drove1, to cattle, hogs, or sheep; , pack, to hounds or wolves; , pride, to lions; , swarm1, to insects; , school1, to fish, porpoises, whales, or the like; , bevy, to quails; , covey, to partridges or quails; , flight1, to birds flying together. In extended applications, , flock1 connotes guidance and care, , herd1, pack are used contemptuously of people, swarm suggests a thronging, and bevy, covey are used of girls or women10.
of, characteristic of, or involving a group
group attitudes
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Word Frequency
group in American English
(ɡruːp)
noun
1.
any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation
a group of protesters
a remarkable group of paintings
2.
a number of persons or things ranged or considered together as being related in some
way
3. Also called: radical Chemistry
two or more atoms specifically arranged, as the hydroxyl group, –OH
Compare free radical 4. Linguistics
a. (in the classification of related languages within a family)
the Low German group of West Germanic languages
6. Military
a. Army
b. Air Force
an administrative and operational unit subordinate to a wing, usually composed of two or more squadrons
8. Art
a number of figures or objects shown in an arrangement together
9. Math
an algebraic system that is closed under an associative operation, as multiplication or addition, and in which there is an identity element that, on operating on another element,
leaves the second element unchanged, and in which each element has corresponding to it a unique element that, on operating on the first, results in the identity element
10. Grammar, chiefly Brit
a phrase
nominal group
verbal group
transitive verb
11.
to place or associate together in a group, as with others
12.
to arrange in or form into a group or groups
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 12. order, organize, classify, combine.USAGE 1, 2. See collective noun.13.
to form a group
14.
to be part of a group
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Derived forms
groupwise adverb
Word origin
[1665–75; ‹ F groupe ‹ It gruppo ‹‹ Gmc]Examples of 'group' in a sentence
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group
British English: group
/ɡruːp/ NOUN
A group of people or things is a number of them together in one place at one time.
...a small group of football supporters.
- American English: group /ˈgrup/
- Arabic: جَماعَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: grupo
- Chinese: 组
- Croatian: grupa
- Czech: skupina
- Danish: gruppe
- Dutch: groep
- European Spanish: grupo
- Finnish: ryhmä
- French: groupe entreprise
- German: Gruppe
- Greek: ομάδα
- Italian: gruppo
- Japanese: グループ
- Korean: 집단
- Norwegian: gruppe
- Polish: grupa
- European Portuguese: grupo
- Romanian: grup
- Russian: группа
- Latin American Spanish: grupo
- Swedish: grupp
- Thai: กลุ่ม
- Turkish: grup
- Ukrainian: група
- Vietnamese: nhóm
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