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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
group
1 groups of people 2 being in a group 3 the head of a group groups of animals ANIMAL groups of things TOGETHER see also SOCIETY
1 groups of people - a number of people who are together, or who have sth in common: group (with singular or plural verb) Groups of schoolchildren were hanging around near the school gates. ◎ A group of local farmers has/have made a protest. - a large number of people in one place: crowd (with singular or plural verb) - a group of (young) friends: (informal) crowd (with singular or plural verb), (informal) gang (with singular or plural verb) I don't know why you go around with that crowd; they're all mad. - a group of people, especially rich people, who spend a lot of time together or who have similar interests: set the golfing set ◎ the jet set (= rich and fashionable people) - a group of criminals: gang ※ more on crowds CROWD - two people together: pair a pair of young lovers - two people who are married, living together, etc: couple ※ people in twos TWO ※ organized groups - an organized group of people who do sth together: organization We want to start a new organization for overseas students. ◎ a housing association ◎ the Football Association - a group of people who meet to share an interest: club, society a working men's club ◎ a cricket club ◎ a drama society - a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group: team ※ more on clubs CLUB - teams TEAM
2 being in a group - a person who is part of a group: member I wouldn't want to be a member of that club. - the state of being a member of sth: membership (noun U) If you want to renew your membership of the Association, you should apply before the end of the year. - the number of people who are members of sth: membership (noun U) Church membership has been decreasing steadily. - to be a member of a group: belong to sth She belongs to the local tennis club. - to become a member of a group: join sth I'd like to join a health club. - to make sb part of a group: include sb (in sth); noun (U): inclusion She was overjoyed to be included in the British Olympic team. ◎ His inclusion in the team was quite unexpected. - to prevent sb from being part of a group: exclude sb (from sth); noun (U): exclusion People over 30 are excluded from membership of the club. - to make a group: form sth The school hockey team was formed in 1987. - to organize people into a group or groups: group people The basketball teacher grouped the boys according to their height. - to come together in a group: gather, assemble A crowd quickly gathered at the scene of the accident. ◎ The staff assembled to hear what the chairman had to say. - to join together and act in agreement: unite; adjective: united Several groups of health workers have decided to unite to form a larger association. ◎ It was because we were absolutely united that we managed to achieve our objectives. - (used about a group) to stop being together: separate, break* up, split* up; to cause a group to stop being together: separate sth, break* sth up, split* sth up We set off on our walk as a group, but we soon separated. ◎ The police broke up the crowd after some people started throwing bottles.
3 the head of a group - a person who controls an organization or part of an organization: head the head of the English department - a person whose job is to give orders to other people at work: (informal) boss - the second most important person in an organization or a part of an organization: deputy; adjective: deputy This is my deputy, Mr Williams. ◎ the deputy head - a person who is the head of sth or in charge of sth: leader a strong/weak leader ◎ a trade union leader - to be the leader of sth or to be in charge of sth: lead* sb/sth He has successfully led the country through several difficult years. - the state of being a leader: leadership (noun U) a leadership contest ◎ We were not very satisfied with his leadership. - the leader of a team in sport: captain the captain of a football team - to be the captain of a group or a team: captain sb/sth We don't yet know who will be captaining the side next season. - to choose sb to be a leader by voting for them: elect sb; noun (C/U): election ※ more on elections ELECTION
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