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Group: Definition, Examples, and How to Use It (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：collection (Group)
Group
/ɡruːp/
n., v.
A number of people or things that are together or thought of as one unit.
collection
➕
/kəˈlɛkʃən/
n., v.
A group is a number of individuals or items that are considered together as one entity.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From French 'groupe', from Germanic *kruppaz 'lump'.
💡 Mnemonic
Group: A 'group' of grapes grows together – think of a bunch.
📖 Example
Our study group meets every Saturday to prepare for the exams.
Our study group meets every Saturday to prepare for the exams.
🔗 Collocations
study group – a group formed for studying together
age group – a category of people of similar age
group project – a task assigned to a group of students
🔄 Synonyms
crowd (n.) – a large number of people gathered together
cluster (n.) – a group of similar things or people positioned closely together
collection (n.) – a group of objects gathered together
🚫 Antonyms
individual (n.) – a single person or thing
single (adj.) – only one
📖 Cultural Story
Group has been used in English since the 17th century, originally for a cluster of figures in art or a herd of animals.
Meaning 2：classify (Group)
Group
/ɡruːp/
n., v.
To put people or things into different sets based on what they have in common.
classify
➕
/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/
n., v.
To group means to arrange items or people into categories based on shared characteristics.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
Can you help group these books by genre on the library shelf?
Can you help group these books by genre on the library shelf?
🔗 Collocations
group items – to arrange items into groups
group together – to put together in a group
group people by age – to categorize people according to age
🔄 Synonyms
categorize (v.) – to put things into categories
classify (v.) – to arrange into classes or groups
sort (v.) – to separate into groups
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