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1 عمومی:: گروه‌ بندی‌ كردن‌، گروه‌بندی‌ كردن‌، دسته‌، انجمن‌، گروه، دسته ‌ای، گروه‌، جمعیت‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   verb ADV. closely | loosely | thematically Works in the exhibition are grouped thematically. | together PREP. according to Eggs were grouped according to colour and size. | around/round They sat grouped around the fire. | by The children were grouped by age. | in/into These stories can be loosely grouped into three types. | with The England team was grouped with Uruguay and Holland. PHRASES group sth under a heading The names were grouped under four different headings.,   noun ADJ. big, large, wide She has a very wide group of friends. | select, small The president met with a select group of senior ministers. | coherent, cohesive, tight, tightly-knit The strangers who came together for the course soon became a cohesive group. | minority Disabled drivers are an ever-growing minority group. | cultural, ethnic, racial | family The animals live in family groups of 10?20 individuals. | age, peer young people in this age group He started smoking because of peer-group pressure. | discussion a discussion group that meets once a month | self-help | action, pressure Local parents have formed an action group to campaign for better road safety. | splinter A few members of the party broke away to form a splinter group. | theatre | pop, rock | blood What blood group are you? VERB + GROUP form, found, set up, start | divide sb/sth into We divided the class into small groups. | manage, run | become a member of, join | leave He left the group last year to pursue a solo career. GROUP + VERB form The group formed back in 1992. | split up The group has split up and re-formed several times with different musicians. GROUP + NOUN member PREP. as a ~ The gorillas go foraging for food as a group. | in a/the ~ There are fifteen of us in the group. | within a/the ~ Within a group, each individual had a definite status. | ~ of a group of young mothersORGANIZATION

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun assemblage: Our school group will have a party. verb assemble: You must group together immediately.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: of people group several people together in the same place: • A group of boys stood by the school gate. • Arrange yourselves in groups of three. crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something: • There were crowds of shoppers in the streets. • The crowd all cheered. mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd: • An angry mob of demonstrators approached. mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing: • The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people. bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way: • They’re a nice bunch of kids. gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: • He was attacked by a gang of youths. rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly: • He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths. horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere: • In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island. • There were hordes of people coming out of the subway. crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane: • the ship’s crew • The flight crew will serve drinks shortly. party a group of people who are travelling or working together: • A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple. of animals herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: • A herd of cows was blocking the road. team a group of people who work together: • She is being cared for by a team of doctors. flock a group of sheep or birds: • a flock of seagulls • The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock. pack a group of dogs or wolves: • Some dogs are bred to work in packs. litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother: • He was one of a litter of seven puppies. school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins: • Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild. of things bunch a group of things held or tied together, especially flowers or keys: • He handed me a bunch of daffodils. bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile: • Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves. cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place: • a cluster of stars • Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.

Longman-Thesaurus

4 general:: group phrases a member of a group/a group member • Frank was invited to be a member of the group. a group of three, four, five etc • There was a group of three at the bar, two men and a woman. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + group an age group • Older people are being affected by the economic downturn more than other age groups. an ethnic group (= one whose members belong to a particular race or nation ) • The university welcomes enquiries and applications from all ethnic groups. a minority group (= one whose members belong to a different race, religion etc from most other people in a country ) • Conditions for many minority groups have worsened. a racial group • Schools should not stereotype pupils from certain racial groups as troublemakers. a social group (= a group of people from a particular class in society ) • Lower social groups had a higher average family size. an income group • The budget will affect people differently, according to their income group. sb’s peer group (= people of the same age, social group etc ) • Many girls at school derive enormous strength from their peer groups. a pressure group (= one that tries to make the government do something ) • Friends of the Earth is Britain’s leading environmental pressure group. a protest group • They formed a protest group and a petition of 50,000 signatures was presented at the town hall. a splinter group (= that has separated from another political or religious group ) • A Social Democratic Party ( SDP) , formed as a splinter group of the Socialist Party of Serbia. a close-knit/closely-knit/tightly-knit group (= in which everyone knows each other well and gives each other support ) • The young mothers in the village are a fairly close-knit group. a support group (= a group that meets in order to help the people in it deal with a difficult time ) • She set up a support group for people suffering from the same illness. group + NOUN a group decision • Being involved in a group decision can help motivate workers. a group discussion • The course includes both individual work and group discussions. a group leader • There were three groups of eight people, each with a group leader. verbs belong to a group • Ben belonged to an environmental group. get into groups • The teacher asked the students to get into groups. organize something into groups • Small children work best when they are organized into very small groups. join a group • He joined a self-help group for divorced men. leave a group • Rebecca left the group following a disagreement. group 2 NOUN + group a pop/rock/jazz group • They’re one of the most exciting pop groups around at the moment. phrases a member of a group • Jeremy was a member of a heavy metal group. be in a group • She's in a jazz group, playing the saxophone. verbs start a group • Ben and some friends started a rock group at school. found a group formal (= start a group ) • Mick Jagger and Keith Richards founded the group in the early Sixties. a group splits up (= the members decide not to play together anymore ) • The group split up because of ‘musical differences’. a group re-forms (= the members decide to play together again ) • The group has re-formed and is planning a series of comeback concerts.

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