Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandiz
Old English bend
Middle English band
English band
Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande.
Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.
Meanings
A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. ▸ A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. ▸ A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
band and gusset and seam 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt:
A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. ▸ A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. ▸ A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
sandstone with bands of shale
[...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains. 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:
A strip of decoration. ▸ A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
A strip of decoration. ▸ In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them. 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, Supplement:
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(in-plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A part of the electromagnetic spectrum. ▸ A designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication.
A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
valence band; conduction band
(obsolete) A bond.
OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray? 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 23, column 1:
(obsolete) Pledge; security.
He sent to her his basenet as a faithfull band. 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
(US, especially) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of band cell.
vi dải (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · uk полоса́ (part of radio spectrum) · es banda (narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it) · hu hajtószíj (band or strip as part of a machine) · ru манже́тка (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · nn bånd (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · nl band (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · el ζώνη (part of radio spectrum) · vi dải (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · nb band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · pl pasmo (part of radio spectrum) · pl grzbiet (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · bg ремък (band or strip as part of a machine) · hu kötés (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ko 밴드 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ga banda (part of radio spectrum) · ru диапазо́н (part of radio spectrum) · la fascia (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · my အတန့် (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ko 줄무늬 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · bg ле́нта (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · sw bendi (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · uk стрі́чка (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · el ιμάντας (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · vi băng (band or strip as part of a machine) · ru поло́ска (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · he סֶרֶט (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · lv lente (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu paszomány (narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it) · hu csík (long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area) · hu sáv (part of radio spectrum) · es banda (part of radio spectrum) · ko 지탱축 (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · hu szalag (narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it) · fi taajuusalue (part of radio spectrum) · mi aratuku (part of radio spectrum) · fi aallonpituusalue (part of radio spectrum) · eo zono (part of radio spectrum) · pl taśma (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ru полоса́ (part of radio spectrum) · ko 밴드 (part of radio spectrum) · be сту́жка (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · pt banda (part of radio spectrum) · hu sáv (long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area) · es banda (band or strip as part of a machine) · zh 帶子 /带子 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · pdt Baunt (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · sw bendi (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · vi băng (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · fi nauha (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · eo bendo (band or strip as part of a machine) · sv band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · nl band (part of radio spectrum) · be дыяпазо́н (part of radio spectrum) · ky тасма (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · de Band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ba таҫма (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · uk діапазо́н (part of radio spectrum) · ms ببت (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · fi vyö (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · vi băng (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu pánt (narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it) · ru реме́нь (band or strip as part of a machine) · ru о́бруч (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu pánt (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu kötelék (that which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie — see also tie) · es franja (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ru ле́нта (band or strip as part of a machine) · fa بند (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · nb bånd (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · es cinta (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · sv snöre (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ty uaua (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · sv snodd (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · tr şerit (narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it) · bg ле́нта (part of radio spectrum) · fi kaista (part of radio spectrum) · fi selkänauha (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · fi selys (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · nb bind (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · ms bebat (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · eo bendo (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ga banda (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · grc ταινία (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu gépszíj (band or strip as part of a machine) · sw bendi (part of radio spectrum) · fi bändi (part of radio spectrum) · ru ле́нта (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · zh 帶 /带 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · nl band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · zh 波段 (part of radio spectrum) · sco baund (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · pt faixa (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · be паласа́ (part of radio spectrum) · nn bind (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · es banda (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · fi taajuuskaista (part of radio spectrum) · da band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · lv saite (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu szállítószalag (band or strip as part of a machine) · nn bånd (part of radio spectrum) · hu szalag (band or strip as part of a machine) · ko 책의 고정축 (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · hu szalag (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · sco baund (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · vi dải (part of radio spectrum) · sv band (part of radio spectrum) · lld vëta (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ja ストリップ (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · nl band (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · te మోపుతాడు (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · fi nauha (band or strip as part of a machine) · eo bendo (part of radio spectrum) · pt banda (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ru тесьма́ (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · mi koropewa (band or strip as part of a machine) · sw bendi (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu futószalag (band or strip as part of a machine) · el ταινία (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ota باغ (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · mi tauri (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ro bandă (part of radio spectrum) · sv band (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · ru повя́зка (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ru зона (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · vi băng (part of radio spectrum) · ja 条片 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · nb bånd (part of radio spectrum) · ja バンド (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ba ҡайыш (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · bg кола́н (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu sáv (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · nb bånd (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ru о́бод (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · lt raištis (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · fi aaltoalue (part of radio spectrum) · ko 대역폭 (part of radio spectrum) · sv bindel (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu szíj (band or strip as part of a machine) · pt cinta (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ko 끈 (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · vi bó (group of energy levels in a solid state material) · scn banna (part of radio spectrum) · it fascia (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · hu abroncs (band or strip as part of a machine) · de Frequenzspektrum (part of radio spectrum) · ja ストラップ (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · uk сму́жка (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · ro fașă (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) · el ράχη (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) · hu heveder (band or strip as part of a machine) · nn band (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandiz
Old English bend
Middle English band
English band
Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande.
Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.
Meanings
(transitive) To fasten with a band.
"Come, come, 'Orace," said the inspector, leisurely elastic-banding his book and putting it away, "you aren't supposed to be fishing down that hole, you know. Is it O.K. there?" 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 54:
(transitive) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
hu összeerősít (fasten with a band) · sw bendi (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · fr baguer (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · de beringen (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · sv ringmärka (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · fi sitoa (fasten with a band) · nn binda (fasten with a band) · nn binde (fasten with a band) · vi buộc dải (fasten with a band) · hu összeköt (fasten with a band) · hu lábgyűrűz (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · hu meggyűrűz (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · vi đóng đai (fasten with a band) · lv sasiet (fasten with a band) · fi rengastaa (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · hu átköt (fasten with a band) · hu összekapcsol (fasten with a band) · nb binde (fasten with a band) · de binden (fasten with a band) · lv apsiet (fasten with a band) · sv binda (fasten with a band) · nb ringmerke (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · vi buộc băng (fasten with a band) · nn ringmerke (ornithology: fasten an identifying band around the leg of) · sw bendi (fasten with a band)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandiz
Old English bend
Middle English bandder.
English band
Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).
Meanings
A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.
studio band
bar band
touring band
session band
musical band
A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music; an instance of this type.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of marching band.
A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.
"My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore." 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 256:
But in the mean time Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him. 1883, Howard Pyle, “Robin Hood Turns Butcher”, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood […], New York, N.Y.: […] Charles Scribner’s Sons […], →OCLC, part second, page 47:
A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.
(Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of band government.
ko 단체 (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · te మేళము (group of musicians) · ru ша́йка (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ru отря́д (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · de Kapelle (group of musicians) · vi ban nhạc (group of musicians) · gl grupo (group of musicians) · he כְּנוּפִיָה (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · he לַהֲקָה (group of musicians) · de Band (group of musicians) · sw bendi (group of musicians) · hu zenekar (group of musicians) · ba төркөм (group of musicians) · uk гру́па (group of musicians) · el ομάδα (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · mi pāna (group of musicians) · de Gruppe (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sh бенд (group of musicians) · ro bandă (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sje sijjda (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · sh bend (group of musicians) · ru анса́мбль (group of musicians) · ar فرقة (group of musicians) · lkt wayážopi (group of musicians) · be гру́па (group of musicians) · el όμιλος (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · fi klaani (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · pt grupo (group of musicians) · th วง (group of musicians) · fi joukkio (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · es banda (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · vi nhóm nhạc (group of musicians) · enm meyne (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sjd сыййт (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · fi heimo (Canada: recognized group of aboriginals) · gl banda (group of musicians) · sjt sijjd (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · fi heimo (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · nn korps (group of musicians) · gd còmhlan (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · bg ба́нда (group of musicians) · uk гурт (group of musicians) · lkt thiyóšpaye (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · sv band (group of musicians) · et ansambel (group of musicians) · uk анса́мбль (group of musicians) · bg гру́па (group of musicians) · vi bầy (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sma sïjte (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · be анса́мбль (group of musicians) · hu csoport (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · fi yhtye (group of musicians) · hu együttes (group of musicians) · bg орке́стър (group of musicians) · yue 樂隊 /乐队 (group of musicians) · ga banna (group of musicians) · lkt thiyóšpaye (Canada: recognized group of aboriginals) · de Gemeinde (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · smn sijdâ (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · fi joukko (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · cs kapela (group of musicians) · ko 밴드 (group of musicians) · scn banna (group of musicians) · ca grup (group of musicians) · nb bande (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · oc grope (group of musicians) · fy band (group of musicians) · ms kumpulan gitar rancak (group of musicians) · de Blaskapelle (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · fr bande (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · oc grop (group of musicians) · gl banda (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · de Combo (group of musicians) · ru ба́нда (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · nb korps (group of musicians) · sw bendi (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · ca banda (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · ka ჯგუფი (group of musicians) · nl groep (group of musicians) · se siida (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · rm chapella (group of musicians) · nn bande (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · vi đoàn (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · vls band (group of musicians) · zh 黨 /党 (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · nl muziekformatie (group of musicians) · pl banda (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ko 악단 (group of musicians) · el συγκρότημα (group of musicians) · scn cumarca (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ca bàndol (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sms sijdd (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · scn gruppu (group of musicians) · co gruppu (group of musicians) · nl bende (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · fi soittokunta (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · be арке́стр (group of musicians) · eo bando (group of musicians) · pt bando (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · bg бенд (group of musicians) · et bänd (group of musicians) · fi bändi (group of musicians) · sju sïjdda (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · es banda (group of musicians) · sw bendi (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · mr बँड (group of musicians) · mk бенд (group of musicians) · ky топ (group of musicians) · hu csapat (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · de Bande (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · uk ба́нда (group of musicians) · be ба́нда (group of musicians) · it gruppo (group of musicians) · fi soittokunta (group of musicians) · yue band (ben¹) (group of musicians) · sco baund (group of musicians) · lv grupa (group of musicians) · de Trupp (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · hu banda (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · cs soubor (group of musicians) · pl zespół (group of musicians) · nb band (group of musicians) · el ορχήστρα (group of musicians) · ar فِرْقَة (group of musicians) · uk орке́стр (group of musicians) · my တီးဝိုင်း (group of musicians) · ru ба́нда (group of musicians) · ru гру́ппа (group of musicians) · th วงดนตรี (group of musicians) · nl band (group of musicians) · pt grupo (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · kl nipilersortartut (group of musicians) · vi lũ (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ru бэнд (group of musicians) · de Stamm (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ka ბენდი (group of musicians) · ca banda (group of musicians) · tl banda (group of musicians) · la caterva (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · vi bọn (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · lkt ošpáye (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · nn korps (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · fr bande (Canada: recognized group of aboriginals) · fa گروه (group of musicians) · ru орке́стр (group of musicians) · ro formație (group of musicians) · id grup (group of musicians) · ka ანსამბლი (group of musicians) · cy grŵp (group of musicians) · ms kugiran (group of musicians) · sw bendi (Canada: recognized group of aboriginals) · zh 樂隊 /乐队 (group of musicians) · ja 楽団 (group of musicians) · yi קאַפּעליע (group of musicians) · eo bando (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ms pancaragam (group of musicians) · ro trupă (group of musicians) · gd còmhlan-ciùil (group of musicians) · nb korps (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · sc grupu (group of musicians) · scn banna (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ja バンド (group of musicians) · mk гру́па (group of musicians) · de Mannschaft (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · vi dàn nhạc (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · nds Band (group of musicians) · pt banda (group of musicians) · de Musikbande (group of musicians) · vo musiganef (group of musicians) · mi tokomatua (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · hu banda (group of musicians) · gl grupo (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · es grupo (group of musicians) · fr groupe (group of musicians) · sv band (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · sw bendi (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · hi बैंड (group of musicians) · ga cuire (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ko 그룹 (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · nn band (group of musicians) · my ဘင် (group of musicians) · fi torvisoittokunta (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · vi tụi (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · ka ორკესტრი (group of musicians) · oc banda (group of musicians) · de Musikkapelle (group of musicians) · da band (group of musicians) · cs tlupa (anthropology: small group of people living in a simple society) · lkt okášpe (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · gd còmhlan (group of musicians) · ar فِرْقَة (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) · fy grûp (group of musicians) · de Marschkapelle (orchestra originally playing janissary music) · tr grup (group of musicians) · ko 그룹 (group of musicians) · vi toán (group of people loosely united for a common purpose)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *bandiz
Old English bend
Middle English bandder.
English band
Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes banded together, […] 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 23:12, signature O2, verso, column 2:
(transitive) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.
nl verenigen ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · fi yhdistyä ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · de sich vereinigen ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · sv förena sig ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · sw bendi ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · de verbinden ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · fi liittyä ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · sv gadda ihop sig ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose) · bg групирам ((intransitive) group together for a common purpose)