Group — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈuːp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈuːp/.

Examples

Can you group these shapes together?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aggroup chemical group mathematical group grouping radical

Parts of Speech

noun	any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
noun	(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
noun	a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
verb	arrange into a group or groups “Can you group these shapes together?”
verb	form a group or group together

Word Forms

group	verb	form a group or group together
group	noun	any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
grouping	noun	the activity of putting things together in groups

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gruppe

eine beliebige Anzahl von Einheiten (Mitgliedern), die als Einheit betrachtet werden

🇫🇷French

groupe

un nombre quelconque d'entités (membres) considérées comme une unité

🇪🇸Spanish

grupo

cualquier número de entidades (miembros) consideradas como una unidad

🇮🇹Italian

gruppo

qualsiasi numero di entità (membri) considerate come un'unità

🇳🇱Dutch

groep

een willekeurig aantal entiteiten (leden) die als een eenheid worden beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

grupo

qualquer número de entidades (membros) consideradas como uma unidade

🇷🇺Russian

группа

любое количество субъектов (членов), рассматриваемых как единое целое

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समूह

किसी भी संख्या में संस्थाओं (सदस्यों) को एक इकाई माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দল

যেকোন সংখ্যক সত্তা (সদস্য) একটি ইউনিট হিসাবে বিবেচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

குழு

ஒரு யூனிட்டாகக் கருதப்படும் எத்தனையோ நிறுவனங்கள் (உறுப்பினர்கள்).

🇮🇳Telugu

సమూహం

యూనిట్‌గా పరిగణించబడే ఎన్ని ఎంటిటీలు (సభ్యులు).

🇮🇳Marathi

गट

एकक म्हणून कितीही संस्था (सदस्य) मानले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જૂથ

એકમ તરીકે ગણવામાં આવતી કોઈપણ સંસ્થાઓ (સભ્યો)ની સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಂಪು

ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಘಟಕಗಳು (ಸದಸ್ಯರು) ಒಂದು ಘಟಕವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രൂപ്പ്

ഒരു യൂണിറ്റായി കണക്കാക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും എൻ്റിറ്റികൾ (അംഗങ്ങൾ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੁੱਪ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸੰਖਿਆ (ਮੈਂਬਰ) ਨੂੰ ਇਕਾਈ ਵਜੋਂ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گروپ

اداروں کی کسی بھی تعداد (ممبران) کو ایک اکائی کے طور پر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

团体

任意数量的实体（成员）被视为一个单位

🇯🇵Japanese

グループ

単位としてみなされる任意の数のエンティティ (メンバー)

🇰🇷Korean

그룹

하나의 단위로 간주되는 임의의 수의 실체(구성원)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhóm

bất kỳ số lượng thực thể (thành viên) nào được coi là một đơn vị

🇹🇭Thai

กลุ่ม

จำนวนเอนทิตี (สมาชิก) ใด ๆ ที่ถือเป็นหน่วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelompok

sejumlah entitas (anggota) yang dianggap sebagai satu kesatuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pangkat

anumang bilang ng mga entity (mga miyembro) na itinuturing bilang isang yunit

🇲🇾Malay

kumpulan

sebarang bilangan entiti (ahli) yang dianggap sebagai satu unit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجموعة

أي عدد من الكيانات (الأعضاء) تعتبر وحدة

🇮🇷Persian

گروه

هر تعداد نهاد (عضو) که به عنوان یک واحد در نظر گرفته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

grup

bir birim olarak kabul edilen herhangi bir sayıda kuruluş (üye)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְבוּצָה

כל מספר של ישויות (חברים) הנחשבות כיחידה

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'group'?

The primary meaning of 'group' is 'any number of entities (members) considered as a unit'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'group' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'group' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'group' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'group' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'group' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'group' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'group' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'group' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'group' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'group' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted