branch
branch
brÃĻnʧ
brānch
/brɑːntʃ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "branch"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻžā§āϚ

a store, office, etc. that belongs to a larger business, organization, etc. and is representing it in a certain area
branch definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The clothing retailer has several branches across the country, each offering a wide selection of fashion items.
āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āϖ⧁āϚāϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ āφāχāĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž

a part of a tree divided into some other parts on which the leaves grow
branch definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She carefully pruned the overgrown branches to maintain the tree ’s shape and health.
āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāĻ‚āĻļ

a subdivision or a group of members of an extended family sharing the same ancestors
branch definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Smith family has a long lineage, with each branch tracing back to a common ancestor who immigrated in the 1800s.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻŦāĻ‚āĻļāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž 1800-āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻļāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

an extension or projection resembling an arm in shape or function

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Coral reefs extend branches into the clear water.
05

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āωāĻĒāύāĻĻā§€

a smaller part of a river that is separated from the main and larger part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fishermen preferred the branch of the river, where the water was calmer and teemed with fish.
āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇āϰāĻž āύāĻĻā§€āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āϜāϞ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϚ⧁āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

a result or offshoot arising naturally from an existing development or source

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The branch of research grew from earlier discoveries.
07

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĒāĻĨ

a secondary or lesser-used road or path that diverges from a main road or path
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiking trail splits into several branches, each leading to different parts of the forest.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
08

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ—

a subdivision of a larger system or concept
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She specializes in the branch of biology that studies marine life.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻœā§€āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āχ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻž āϝāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦāĻž āϤāϤ⧋āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻ• āĻĒāĻĨ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to divide into two or more separate paths or divisions
Intransitive
to branch definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hiking trail branched, giving hikers different route choices.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āχāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āϰ⧁āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to grow or extend new branches from the main trunk or stem of a tree or plant
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the storm, the damaged tree began to branch again, sprouting new growth from its remaining limbs.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻžāĻ›āϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āϕ⧁āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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