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Batch: Definition, Usage & Real-Life Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：group, set, bunch (batch)

batch 🔊

/bætʃ/

A group of things made or handled together at the same time.

Batch definition illustrated by a chef pulling a tray of identical muffins from an oven.

group, set, bunch 🔊

➕

/ɡruːp, set, bʌntʃ/

Refers to a quantity of items produced, processed, or considered as a single unit at one time.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Possibly from Old English 'bæcce' (something baked), linking to the concept of items baked together.

💡 Mnemonic

Batch sounds like 'bake' – you bake a batch of cookies all at the same time.

📖 Example

The baker just took a batch of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven, and they smell amazing. 🔊 The baker just took a group of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven, and they smell amazing.

🔗 Collocations

a batch of – Used to specify a group of items produced together.

batch processing – A computing method of executing a series of jobs automatically.

batch file – A script file containing a sequence of commands for a computer system.

🔄 Synonyms

group (n.) – A number of things or persons gathered together.

set (n.) – A group of similar things that belong together.

lot (n.) – A particular group or set of people or things.

🚫 Antonyms

individual (n.) – A single item or person considered separately from a group.

🌱 Derivatives

batch (v.) – To group items together for processing.

batched (adj.) – Grouped or processed together as a batch.

📖 Cultural Story

Originally tied to baking (a batch of bread). In computing, 'batch processing' (executing jobs without manual intervention) emerged in the mid-20th century, solidifying its modern meaning of grouped, automated tasks.

Meaning 2：cohort, group, class (batch)

batch 🔊

/bætʃ/

A group of students or trainees who start a course together.

Batch meaning shown by a cohort of university students together during orientation.

cohort, group, class 🔊

➕

/ˈkəʊ.hɔːt, ɡruːp, klɑːs/

Refers to a group of people who start a program, course, or activity at the same time.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I made some great friends in my batch at the IELTS training center last summer. 🔊 I made some great friends in my cohort at the IELTS training center last summer.

🔗 Collocations

new batch of students – The most recent group to enroll in a program.

batchmate – A fellow member of the same batch or cohort.

graduate with the same batch – To complete studies alongside the group one started with.

🔄 Synonyms

cohort (n.) – A group of people banded together or treated as a group, especially in statistics or education.

intake (n.) – A group of people accepted into an institution at the same time.

class (n.) – A group of students who are taught together or graduate together.

🌱 Derivatives

batchmate (n.) – A person who belongs to the same batch or cohort.