band
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/bænd/
🇬🇧
/bænd/
noun
A1
a group of musicians playing music together
My favorite band plays rock music.
R
a group of musicians playing brass and percussion instruments
The marching band played at the parade.
R
a group of people with shared interests or goals
A small band of friends helped clean the park.
R
a thin strip or ring that holds things together
She wore a gold band on her finger.
R
a stripe or line of different color or material
The rainbow showed a bright band of colors.
R
a range of radio waves
This radio picks up the AM band clearly.
R
a range of numbers or values for grouping things
Your income falls into the middle tax band.
verb
R
to mark with stripes or rings of different colors
The bird's tail is banded with white stripes.
R
to group into ranges or categories
Prices are banded by quality level.
translation
a group of musicians playing music together; a group of musicians playing brass and percussion instruments; a group of people with shared interests or goals; a thin strip or ring that holds things together; a stripe or line of different color or material; a range of radio waves; a range of numbers or values for grouping things
to mark with stripes or rings of different colors; to group into ranges or categories
Word Forms
Plural
bands
Progressive
banding
Past
banded
3rd Present
bands
Perfect
banded