bracket
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/ˈbrækɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈbrækɪt/
noun
R
A pair of marks ( ) used to add extra information in writing or math.
The author used a bracket to add a short note in the text.
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A pair of marks [ ] used to show extra information, like editor comments.
The editor added a comment inside a bracket to explain the change.
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A range of prices or values.
The tax rate depends on which income bracket you are in.
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A piece attached to a wall to hold something up, like a shelf or lamp.
The shelf is held by a metal bracket fixed to the wall.
verb
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To put words or information inside brackets.
Please bracket the extra details to make the text clearer.
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To group people or things together as similar.
Critics often bracket these two artists together because of their style.
translation
A pair of marks ( ) used to add extra information in writing or math.; A pair of marks [ ] used to show extra information, like editor comments.; A range of prices or values.; A piece attached to a wall to hold something up, like a shelf or lamp.
To put words or information inside brackets.; To group people or things together as similar.
Word Forms
Plural
brackets
Progressive
bracketing
Past
bracketed
Perfect
bracketed
3rd Present
brackets