group

Gruppe

Mehrere Menschen oder Dinge, die zusammen sind oder auf irgendeine Weise zusammengehören.

In einfachem Englisch: Several people or things that are together or connected in some way.

• A group of friends came over.
• We divided the class into three groups.
• Which group do you belong to?

So benutzt man es: a group of someone/something (A group of children waited outside.)

Synonyme: set, collection

Häufige Wendungen: group of people, a small group, join a group, group of houses

funktionelle Gruppe

Eine Gruppe von Atomen in einem Molekül, die ihm bestimmte chemische Eigenschaften verleiht.

In einfachem Englisch: A set of atoms in a molecule that gives it particular chemical properties.

• This molecule contains a hydroxyl group.
• The two groups react differently with water.
• Adding a methyl group changed the chemical properties.

Synonyme: functional group

Häufige Wendungen: functional group, hydroxyl group, methyl group

gruppieren, ordnen

Menschen oder Dinge nach einem gemeinsamen Merkmal oder Zweck zusammenstellen.

In einfachem Englisch: To put people or things together according to a shared feature or purpose.

• Group the toys by colour.
• The teacher grouped the children into teams.
• These plants are usually grouped together.

So benutzt man es: group someone/something by something (Group the books by subject.); group someone/something into something (The teacher grouped us into pairs.); group someone/something together (Group similar items together.)

Synonyme: arrange, classify, sort

Gegenteile: separate

Häufige Wendungen: group things together, group by size, group someone with someone