group

The word “group” means a number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection. In plain terms, a collection of people or things treated as a single unit, or the act of putting them together that way.

“Group” is pronounced groop (/ɡɹup/ in IPA).

Here is “group” used in a sentence: “A group of tourists gathered outside the museum.”

Words with a similar meaning to “group” include categorise, categorize, classify, collect, collect up and gather.

The opposite of “group” — its antonyms — are individual, monad, union and unity.

Depending on how it is used, “group” can be a noun and a verb.

The word “group” comes from French. Borrowed from French groupe, from Italian gruppo ("knot, cluster"), possibly linked to a Germanic root for a lump or bunch — the same root that gave English crop.

“Group” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

A group is simply a number of people or things gathered together, with no shared goal required — passengers on a bus form a group. A team is a type of group whose members cooperate toward a common purpose, such as winning a match. Every team is a group, but not every group is a team.

Groups take many forms depending on context. In society, there are social groups, families, and communities; in work, teams and departments; in nature, herds and flocks. Academics distinguish primary groups, marked by close personal bonds, from secondary groups formed for a specific task. Music and math also use the word in their own senses.

A group can be almost any collection with something in common. A choir is a group of singers, a jury is a group of twelve people, and a bunch of keys is a group of objects. Even a cluster of islands or a set of friends counts, since a shared connection is all that is needed.