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# group

«group» in Mova's school dictionary: **a number of things or people that are together or belong…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (group, groups); verb (group, groups, grouped, grouping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A group is a number of things or people that are together or belong together: a group of friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#m1)

2) A group is a band that plays music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#m2)

3) To group things is to put them together in sets: group the shapes by colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

a set of things; equal groups for multiplying and dividing («4 groups of 3» = 4 × 3; «put into 2 equal groups» = divide by 2); two groups put together = add; in class «work in groups», «group work»; in science grouping animals (mammals, birds) or materials; in maths grouping in tens

### examples

- When we put two groups together, we add. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x1)
- 4 books are put into 2 equal groups. How many books are in each group? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x2)
- There are 5 groups with 3 children in each group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x3)
- We worked in groups of four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x4)
- Group the shapes by colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x5)
- A group of ducks swam across the pond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x6)
- Whales and bats belong to the group called mammals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x7)
- Stay with your group on the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x8)
- Everywhere groups of boys were gathered together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/#x9)

### note

Two groups put together = add; several equal groups = multiply; a total put into equal groups = divide. Trap: «the number of groups» and «the size of one group» are different numbers; read which one is given. «A group of children is» (one group) — singular verb is usual.

### In the corpora

- [Judging a whole group, like «the kids from the flats», from one picture is how prejudice starts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/16/)
- [Vivid example: in Wellington, your big brother is about to screenshot his mate's private message and send it to the group.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/3/)
- [Cheating in a group project can hurt the whole team.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy/17/)
- [A metronome is a ticking machine or app that keeps a steady beat; groups often rush when they get excited.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/11/)
- [Dancing in a group first can build the confidence to dance alone, and many dancers are shy off stage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «group» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/group/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.