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group

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

groop
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɡɹup

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.

  2. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

  3. An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.

verb

  1. Form a group or group together

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

Used this way, group is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “Can you group these shapes together?”verb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Small

small group

Set

age group

Other combinations

control groupworking groupfirst grouplarge groupsecond group

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • groupingnounInflected form

    Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit.

  • groupernounInflected form

    Flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • group captainnounCompound term

    A commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army.

  • group centrospermaenounCompound term

    Used in former classification systems.

  • group discussionnounCompound term

    A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic.

  • group dynamicsnounCompound term

    The branch of social psychology that studies the psychodynamics of interaction in social groups.

  • group insurancenounCompound term

    Insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group.

  • group meetingnounCompound term

    A formally arranged gathering.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • groupwarenounRelated term

    Software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space.

  • groupienounRelated term

    An enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around).

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