band

«band» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of musicians who play together: a rock band, a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (band, bands); verb (band together — to join together)

meaning for a pupil

1) A band is a group of musicians who play together: a rock band, a school band. tree →

2) A band is a thin strip of material that goes round something: a rubber band, a hair band, a wedding band. tree →

3) A band is a stripe of colour or a range between two limits: a band of cloud, an age band. tree →

4) A band is a group of people who do something together: a band of robbers. tree →

5) To band together means to join as a group to do something. tree →

sense in the lessons

At school, pupils join the school band or orchestra; in maths, pupils are sometimes grouped in «bands» by level, and bands on graphs show ranges. In science, rubber bands show stretching and elastic energy; colour bands appear in rainbows. In stories, a band of outlaws (Robin Hood) or travellers. Phrases: rubber band, marching band, school band, brass band, hair band, band together.

examples

• My brother plays drums in a band. tree →
• The school band played at assembly. tree →
• Put a rubber band around the cards. tree →
• She tied her hair back with a band. tree →
• A band of rain is moving across the country. tree →
• Robin Hood led a band of outlaws. tree →
• The neighbours banded together to clean the park. tree →
• Don’t you envy our pranceful bands? tree →

note

Countable: bands. A «band» (music) usually plays pop, rock, jazz or brass; an «orchestra» is a big group with string instruments. Do not confuse with «banned» (not allowed) — they sound almost the same. A «rubber band» is also called an «elastic band» (UK) or a «lacky band» (Australian slang).

In the corpora

• "Musical differences" and "taking a break" mean only what was said; nobody outside the band knows the rest.
• Many famous bands changed their names early on, and it is smart to check nobody else already uses a name.
• A cover is a song written by someone else; an original is one the band wrote itself.
• A rehearsal is a practice session for a performance; a band cannot rehearse full songs if people do not turn up.
• Many famous bands have split up after arguments about who decides things; good bands talk, vote or take turns.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «band» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.