noun
group
groop
noun
1
A number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection.
"A group of tourists gathered outside the museum."
"She sorted the files into three separate groups."
2
A band of musicians who perform together.
"The group released their first album in the 1980s."
3
A commercial organization made up of several companies under one owner.
"The hotel group operates over 200 properties worldwide."
verb
1
To put people or things together so they form a set.
"The teacher grouped the students by ability."
"Similar products are grouped together on the shelf."
How to Use Group
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA collection of people or things treated as a single unit, or the act of putting them together that way.
Common pairings
a group of friends
group together
in groups
Word Forms
grouped past tense, groups plural, groups singular
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Etymology
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.