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I.group1 S1 W1 /ɡruːp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: groupe, from Italian gruppo]
1. [also + plural verb British English] several people or things that are all together in the same place
group of
a group of children
a small group of islands
Get into groups of four.
He was surrounded by a group of admirers.
in groups
Dolphins travel in small groups.
A group of us are going to London.
2. several people or things that are connected with each other:
a left-wing terrorist group
group of
She is one of a group of women who have suffered severe side-effects from the drug.
age/ethnic/income etc group (=people of the same age, race etc)
Minority groups are encouraged to apply.
3. several companies that all have the same owner ⇨ chain:
a giant textiles group
group of
He owns a group of hotels in southern England.
4. a number of musicians or singers who perform together, playing popular music SYN band
⇨ ↑blood group, ↑focus group, ↑interest group, ↑playgroup, ↑pressure group, ↑working group
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
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.
a control group (=a group used in an experiment or survey to compare its results with those of another group) A control group had to be examined as well as the group that we are studying.
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.
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 4)
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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THESAURUS
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.
II.group2 BrE AmE verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] to come together and form a group, or to arrange things or people together in a group
group (something) together/round/into etc
The photo shows four men grouped round a jeep.
Different flowers can be grouped together to make a colourful display.
small producers who group together to sell their produce
2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to divide people or things into groups according to a system:
We were grouped into six age bands.
We’ve grouped the questions under three headings.

grouphu
[gru:p]
danh từ
nhóm
to learn in groups
học nhóm
to form a group
họp lại thành nhóm
atomic group
(vật lý) nhóm nguyên tử
group of algebras
(toán học) nhóm các đại số
blood group
(y học) nhóm máu
(hoá học) nhóm, gốc
động từ
hợp thành nhóm; tập hợp lại
soldiers group (themselves) round the blockhouse, in order to receive new orders
các binh sĩ tập hợp lại chung quanh lô cốt để nhận lệnh mới
phân loại, phân loại, phân hạng, phân phối theo nhóm
(nghệ thuật) tạo nên sự hoà hợp màu sắc


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