Group
/ɡruːp/
Definitions
2 meaningsA number of people or things that are put together or are considered as a unit.
/ɡruːp/
A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit.
The students were divided into groups for the project.
💡 Simply: Imagine you and your friends are all hanging out together. You're a *group*! It's like when a bunch of animals huddle together for warmth—they're a group too!
👶 For kids: A group is when a bunch of people or things are together! Like when all your friends play together!
More Examples
A small group of protesters gathered outside the building.
The band has a large fan group.
How It's Used
"A group of friends went to the cinema."
"The marketing team is divided into several groups."
To place, classify, or arrange into a group or groups.
/ɡruːp/
To place or consider as belonging to a group.
The teacher grouped the students based on their reading levels.
💡 Simply: Imagine you're sorting your toys. You can *group* all the cars together, and all the dolls together! It's like putting similar things in one place.
👶 For kids: To group means to put things that are alike together. Like putting all the red blocks in one place!
More Examples
We need to group the data to analyze the trends.
The librarian grouped the books by genre.
How It's Used
"The teacher grouped the students by ability."
"We grouped the data by category."
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
group together
To come or be brought together as a group.
"The children grouped together to play games."
focus group
A small group of people brought together to discuss their attitudes toward a product, service, or idea.
"The company conducted a focus group to get feedback on their new advertising campaign."
From Italian *gruppo*, from *gruppo* (a knot), of Germanic origin, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *krūpaz* ('a lump, mass').
The word 'group' appeared in English in the 17th century, initially referring to a cluster or knot, and has since evolved to encompass various meanings related to collection and arrangement.