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- [brij]
- /brɪdʒ/
- /brɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brij]
- /brɪdʒ/
Definitions of bridge word
- countable noun bridge A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other. 3
- countable noun bridge A bridge between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them. 3
- verb bridge To bridge the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it. 3
- verb bridge Something that bridges the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things. 3
- countable noun bridge If something or someone acts as a bridge between two people, groups, or things, they connect them. 3
- countable noun bridge The bridge is the place on a ship from which it is steered. 3
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Origin of bridge
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg; cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke; akin to Old Norse bryggja pier
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Parts of speech for Bridge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bridge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bridge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bridge
verb bridge
- traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- span — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
Antonyms for bridge
verb bridge
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
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