branch

branch is on the Basic English 850 List.

brake - branch - brass

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bra:nʧ/, SAMPA: /brA:ntS/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /brænʧ/, SAMPA: /br{ntS/

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Noun

Singular branch

Plural branches

1. A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (center).

   Sally scraped her arm on a branch when she fell out of a tree.

2. A part of something that acts like a branch does to its tree.

   The study of electricity is a branch of physics.

3. One of a series of shops that are owned by the same company in business.

   McDonalds has many branches spread throughout the country.

Verb

Plain form branch

Third-person singular branches

Past tense branched

Past participle branched

Present participle branching

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