Group ɡruːp Number People Small Students Germanic Members

• a group of people/students/friends
• a group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
• a group of islands in the indian ocean
• english is a member of the germanic group of languages.

group

1. a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way
• SEE ALSO age group
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/age-group
• a group of people/students/friends
• A group of us are going to the theatre this evening.
• a group of islands in the Indian ocean
• English is a member of the Germanic group of languages.
• People were standing around in small groups.
• The gorillas go foraging for food as a group.
• The proportion of single-parent families varies between different income groups.
• Members of some ethnic groups say that the law is discriminatory.
• Disabled drivers are an ever-growing minority group.

Extra Examples

• Minority groups are entitled to equal protection under the law.
• She has a very wide group of friends.
• The animals live in family groups of 10–20 individuals.
• The president met with a select group of senior ministers.
• Within a group, each individual had a definite status.
• a group of young mothers
• A large group of people had collected outside the building.
• On the hillside was a little group of houses.
• Students were sitting around in groups on the grass.
2. a number of people who work or do something together or share particular beliefs
• SEE ALSO action group
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/action-group
• The residents formed a community action group.
• I've joined a writing group.
• a research/study/discussion group
• a human rights group
• a militant/rebel/terrorist group
• Other members of the group agree.
• She leads a group of scientists at the Medical Research Centre.
• There are fifteen of us in the group.
• to work in groups
• The students were divided into groups of four.
• Classes will involve both individual and group activities.
• Only group members are allowed to vote.

Extra Examples

• She asked her students to get into groups of four.
• The strangers who came together for the course soon became a cohesive group.
• We divided the class into small groups.
• a discussion group that meets once a month
• I divided the class into groups of four.
• It costs $20 to join the group.
• She goes to a drama group every Saturday.
• She worked with groups of college students who had literacy problems.
• The college has a small but active women's group.
• They formed a small group that was later to grow into a major protest movement.
• We have set up a self-help group for victims of crime.
• The move was condemned by human rights groups.
• Environmental groups were delighted with the tone of the report.
3. a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization
• This acquisition will make them the largest newspaper group in the world.
• The Burton group announced its quarterly figures yesterday.
• Our group sales director attended the conference in Munich this year.
4. a number of musicians who perform together, especially to play pop music
• She sings in a rock group.

Extra Examples

• The group formed back in 1992.
• The group has split up and re-formed several times with different musicians.
• He left the group last year to pursue a solo career.

Word Origin

• late 17th cent.: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop.