branch1 nounbranch2 verb
branchbranch1 /brɑːntʃ $ bræntʃ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINbranch1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French branche, from Late Latin branca ‘animal's foot’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a branch of the Missouri River
- A swing hung from the branch of a tree.
- He's interested in the branch of international law that deals with war crimes.
- Her company has branches in Dallas and Chicago.
- I'm sorry, we can't change foreign currency. We're only a small branch, you see.
- I was told to call the branch office in New Orleans.
- Jimmy's from the West Virginia branch of the family.
- Our store has branches all over the country.
- The President is in charge of the executive branch of our government.
- Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics.
- You can deposit money at any branch of the Northwest Pacific Bank.
- And so does riding a bicycle, with many protruding branches to track and avoid.
- By craning his neck, Gao Yang caught a glimpse of sky through a fork in the branches.
- He went on to experiment with how far a branch could be extended in any one direction before the tree tipped over.
- More details can be obtained from a Barclays branch.
- She could walk without ever slipping on railroad tracks, across the tops offences, on swaying tree branches.
- The Constitution of the Brothers branch is presently being re-cast.
- The length of the branches indicates the relative distance between the species.
- The trigger fish feeds on coral, crunching the stony branches and extracting the little polyps.
Longman Language Activatoran area of knowledge, duties, study etc
an area of knowledge, activity, or responsibility: · They fund research in areas like information technology.area of: · The President has won new support because of his reforms in the areas of health and education.· Nordstrom does research in the area of heart disease.
a subject or area of study, especially one that you know a lot about: · Keith has a degree in engineering, but couldn't find a job in his field.the field: · Laycock is one of the most brilliant psychiatrists in the field.field of: · There are good employment opportunities in the field of healthcare, particularly nursing.
one part of a large area of study or knowledge: branch of: · Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics.· He's interested in the branch of international law that deals with war crimes.
an area of activity or work - use this especially when talking about all the people who work in that area: business/fashion/hi-tech etc world: · Jaffrii is now one of the richest and most successful men in the business world.· the fashion worldthe world of something: · the fast-paced world of technology
formal an area of activity, interest, or knowledge to which something belongs: · The abortion issue has shifted from the political to the religious domain.male/female domain: · In the US, manual labor remains a male domain.
formal a general area of thought, interest, or knowledge: · the spiritual realmthe realm of something: · new discoveries in the realm of science
an area of activity, interest, knowledge etc, especially one that people consider should be respected or admired: · Mitchell's greatest achievements have been in the diplomatic sphere.in scientific/political etc spheres: · She has a solid reputation in scientific spheres.
part of an organization a shop, office, or bank in a particular area that is part of a larger organization: · Our store has branches all over the country.· I'm sorry, we can't change foreign currency. We're only a small branch, you see.branch of: · You can deposit money at any branch of the Northwest Pacific Bank.
a department of a large organization, such as a company, school, or hospital, is a part of it that is responsible for a particular kind of work: · Our department deals mainly with exports.· Which department do you work in?Sales/Accounts/Planning etc Department (=in a company or large organization): · Melissa is in charge of the Marketing Department.Art/History/Science etc Department (=in a school or university): · She works in the Humanities departmentthe Department of Science/English/Trade etc (=in a school or university, or other large organization, especially a government): · the Department of Trade and Industry· the Department of Experimental Psychology
a large part of an organization, especially a company, which often includes several smaller parts: · The sales and advertising departments are both part of the marketing division.· I work in the administration division as a mail mover.division of: · the Japanese division of American Express
a part of an organization, especially a part of a company or a political group, that is responsible for a special area of its work: · The party's Young Conservatives section is growing fast.· The tutor asked the brass section to play their piece again.section of: · We had to go to the 'late payments' section of the Financial Aid office.
a part of an area of economic activity, such as industry or trade: manufacturing/business/retail etc sector: · The growth in the number of home computers has boosted the electronics sector.· The new sales tax caused problems for the retail sector (=the shops and stores that sell goods to the public).public sector (=organizations that the government owns): · The main source of work here is public sector employment.private/independent sector (=organizations that the government does not own): · Private sector pay increases were again above the rate of inflation.
a part of a political party or a similar organization that has different ideas from the rest of the party, or is involved in different activities: right/left wing: · The racist right wing staged their biggest demonstration yet in the main square. political/military wing: · The Tamil Tigers have had a political wing since 1976, but never registered it as a legal party. wing of: · They were members of the Marxist wing of the Socialist Party.
informal: the financial/business/marketing etc side a particular part of an organization's activity: · I'm in charge of production, and Martha takes care of the financial side.
WORD SETSadmin, nounadministration, nounadministrative, adjectiveadministrator, nounagency, nounagent, nounbalance sheet, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbig business, nounbook value, nounboss, nounbottom line, nounbranch, nouncapacity, nouncapital, nouncapital assets, nouncapital gains, nouncapital goods, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivecapitalist, nouncard, nouncentralize, verbcompetitiveness, nounconsultancy, nouncontract, nouncontract, verbcost-effective, adjectivecoupon, nouncritical path, noundecentralize, verbdeveloper, noundistiller, noundistributor, noundiversify, verbdownsize, verbeconomics, nounenterprise, nounentrepreneur, nounestablishment, nounfashion, nounfly-by-night, adjectivefold, verbfoodstuff, nounform letter, nounfranchise, verbfranchisee, noungazump, verbgearing, noungeneric, adjectiveget, verbhard sell, nounhaute couture, nounhigh season, nounhigh technology, nounhike, nounhike, verbloss, nounlow-tech, adjectivemaximize, verbMD, nounmerchandise, verbmerchandising, nounmerger, nounmiddleman, nounmiller, nounmission statement, nounmom-and-pop, adjectivemoneygrabbing, adjectivemoneymaker, noun-monger, suffixmonopolistic, adjectivemonopoly, nounnet, adjectivenet, verbniche, nounoff-the-peg, adjectiveopening time, nounoperation, nounoperational, adjectiveoperator, nounoption, nounoutlay, nounoutlet, nounoutput, nounoutwork, nounoverhead, nounoverstock, verbpackage, nounpartner, nounpartnership, nounpatent, nounpayola, nounpercentage, nounpiracy, nounpremium, nounprivate practice, nounprivatization, nounprivatize, verbprofitability, nounproprietor, nounproprietress, nounpurchase price, nounpurchasing power, nounquiet, adjectiveR & D, nounrate of return, nounrecall, verbreject, nounrep, nounresearch and development, nounrestrictive practices, nounrevenue, nounsell, verbservice industry, nounsleeping partner, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivestreet value, nounsubtotal, nounswap meet, nounsweatshop, nounsyndicate, nounsystems analyst, nountake, nountender, nountie-up, nounTM, transact, verbtransaction, nounturnover, nounundersell, verbuneconomic, adjectiveunit, noununprofitable, adjectivevideo conferencing, nounwatchdog, nounwheeler-dealer, nounwheeling and dealing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The topmost branches were full of birds. a branch office in Boston They’re planning to open a branch in St. Louis next year. Have you met our branch manager, Mr. Carlson? The rail company may have to close the branch line to Uckfield.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She followed him, pushing through the dense tangle of bushes and branches.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
The topmost branches were full of birds. a branch office in Boston They’re planning to open a branch in St. Louis next year. Have you met our branch manager, Mr. Carlson? (=the three main parts of the US government)
The rail company may have to close the branch line to Uckfield. (=a small library that is controlled by a larger library)· There is a good children's section in the branch library.
She followed him, pushing through the dense tangle of bushes and branches.· Executive hegemony is also facilitated by institutional arrangements that combine, rather than separate, the legislative and executive branches.· And that meant both the legislative and executive branches.· They were subject to transfer, but the executive branch was unable to interfere with specific decisions.· Before these committees existed, Congress had no way to evaluate the budget priorities given by the executive branch.· The judiciary, not the executive or legislative branches, was the most powerful institution, I decided.· He is paid $ 148, 400 a year to preside over what is the largest civilian agency in the executive branch.· Congress and the executive branch are often too immobilized by internal problems of political survival to take action on great national questions.· Another obstacle to congressional effectiveness is the communication gap between the executive and legislative branches.
· They were interspersed with rows of vines, whose high branches must have made the harvest very hard work.· We summon them down from the highest tree branches.· He had others in his grizzled russet tonsure, dropped from the higher branches as the wind stirred them.· Leopards have been known to carry a kill half as heavy again as themselves high into the branches of a tree.· They compete for the savings of the general public through a network of high street branches.· The highest scoring branch was Chelmsford.· From a leafless high branch of a dead tree the huddled heap of a kite regarded them thoughtfully.· A particularly vicious back-cast entangled her cast, high in the branches of a nearby, unclimbable tree.
· It must pursue policies in both its judicial and executive branches that uphold an international rule of law.· Congress has gone back into session and most of the judicial branch of government began its annual one-month vacation.
· Not withstanding these comforting words, Gerald Ford never succeeded in establishing a productive relationship with the legislative branch.· And that meant both the legislative and executive branches.· Executive hegemony is also facilitated by institutional arrangements that combine, rather than separate, the legislative and executive branches.· The judiciary, not the executive or legislative branches, was the most powerful institution, I decided.· Instead they set out to ride roughshod over the legislative branch, attempting to govern without congress rather than with it.· Another obstacle to congressional effectiveness is the communication gap between the executive and legislative branches.· Although the legislative branch was clearly subservient to the executive, the Supreme Court exercised power independently.· The legislative branch has just chosen its leadership.
· Members of local branches meet in the evenings to discuss social and business matters.· Once I was riding my bicycle to the local branch library.· Please contact your local Eagle Star branch giving as much advance notice as possible.· Alternative midland accounts and services are available to students taking these courses - please ask at your local branch for further details.· It had sixty-three local branches and its pensioners numbered eighty-eight.· As schemes differ it would be essential to enquire at a local branch.· In her spare time Elaine does voluntary work for the local branch of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship.· In some circumstances, security is not required for a loan - written requirements regarding security are available from your local branch.
· Suddenly it rushed at the tree, leapt on to a low branch, and ran up the trunk.· Julie fell dead beneath a tree, its lower branches hacked off in the frenzied attack.· He climbed on to a lower branch and tried to see in her window, but he was too low.· As animals have traditionally been allowed to graze amongst them, the lower branches have been rubbed or eaten away.· We cut two pecans down and pruned some large lower branches off the oak.· Luckily, there were some trees by the river and Anne saw a low branch over the water.· I try to hold on to a slender low branch of a birch tree.
· Chemists divide their subject into two main branches, organic and inorganic.· Dead, ragged heads of the climbing hydrangea can be removed, cutting where the stem joins the main branch.· The Command Menu shows the main branches of the command tree available.· The six main branches of biblical criticism are textual, source, tradition, redaction, form and historical criticism.· Only one main branch is permitted, along which shoots above branch level are spaced at a minimum of 15 centimetre intervals.· Here the spreading main branches show up well against the snow.· The main branch of the Bayles family farmed at New Houses.
· A firm looking to expand will not simply contemplate recruiting new partners or opening up new branch offices.· This observation was made by a new branch manager in a securities firm.· Phyllis is very particular about cleanliness, which is why she always shops at the new branch of Safeways.· Until 1994, the federal McFadden Act of 1927 prevented banks from crossing state lines to open up new branches.· The Bank plans to establish 170 new branches in 1990 alone.· How can a retailer decide which of these offer the most profitable opportunities for new branch location?· Irene had fully expected that Douglas's move to a new branch would lead to promotion, but it hadn't happened.
· He graciously accepted the olive branch.· House Democratic officials said the message was intended as an olive branch to Rep.· Mosley had offered the olive branch.· But far more important than the olive branch the President waved was the sword he flourished.· They gave every athlete an olive branch as a symbol of peace.· Nor did the president offer much of an olive branch to the Republican majority in Congress.· A charming brooch depicting a bird on an olive branch was made to his design by Carlo Giuliano, for example.· For the moment, then, Jerry Jones may be willing to offer an olive branch.
· On every anniversary of the crash she has picked small branches from the same tree and laid them on Day's grave.· Rob climbed down and watched Albert kick small branches from the gutter.· Necessary jobs are helping to clear up the smaller branches and making a start on repointing the bridge itself.· Their strength and inertia allowed them to chop small tree branches with ease.· Your job is to clear up, first to saw those branches up, to rid all major branches of smaller branches.· The union is forced to pour resources into simply maintaining the thousands of small branches which trade unionism in agriculture automatically involves.· I apply stronger colours with a sponge over the top of the background to provide the smaller branches of the main tree.· Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.
· A special branch for artists, with compulsory membership, was formed in 1360.· One was about the alleged involvement of the special branch.· It was a very special branch in many way.· I flash on the special branch: sleepless interrogations in windowless cells.· Over a number of days special branch police officers picked up the activists.
· Only the topmost branches were still gilded by daylight, the illuminated areas shrinking as the sun dropped below the misty horizon.· At first it was just a dot in the valley below, perched on the topmost branch of a lightning-blasted conifer.· Across the street the topmost branches of the lime trees were tossing and swaying.
NOUN· Not surprisingly, the building of branch lines and the provision of freight sidings never failed to create controversy.· Manchester 765 seen operating here in Heaton Park, Manchester on a former tramway branch line into the park. 3.· Then she went down the branch line to Port Penrhyn.· The latter is the branch line on which the mysterious ghost train was heard.· West Cranmore Station Somerset typical of the rural branch lines of the country.· Such branch lines are of course vulnerable to changes in output level or distribution policy of their users.· A typical branch line country station complete with signal box has been created.
· New branch managers were generally promoted from the ranks for competence and achievements as individual contributors.· Few of the bookselling groups encourage their branch managers to attend, Waterstones being the exception.· He decided to find out more about the branch manager opportunity, and eventually chose to pursue it.· The branch manager will ensure that the query is investigated objectively and hopefully be able to resolve the matter to your satisfaction.· I realize now that when I accepted the position of branch manager that it is truly an exciting vocation.· In future, less will be done through central training courses and more by individual branch managers.· In Miami, one investor who had lost $ 4 million shot and killed a Merrill Lynch branch manager.
· A detailed Summary of Cover can be obtained from any Midland branch.· These are detailed in our Current Account leaflet, a copy of which can be obtained from any Midland branch.· Ask at any Midland branch for current rates.· Current rates are available at all Midland branches.· If you think money is going to be tight, call at your Midland branch for a chat.· Please ask at your local Midland branch for full details.· Please ask at any Midland branch for details of both schemes.· If you need to withdraw more than £500 you can do so over the counter at your Midland branch.
· A firm looking to expand will not simply contemplate recruiting new partners or opening up new branch offices.· When we set up our first branch office in the States, it suddenly became my problem.· In addition to naming his Cabinet, Clinton also revealed his choice for key executive branch offices.· Sutton identified Tizhe as a customer who frequently came into the branch office to make large overseas wire transfers.· Meanwhile it opened a branch office in Boston to sell direct.· Her problem was to figure out how to implement such a program without disrupting the traditional operations at the branch office.· Moreover, he was in sole charge of a relatively new branch office.· More customers are finding the mini-outlets safe and convenient options to the traditional branch office.
· Or use a flexible tree branch or heavy jacket as a flail to beat the person back.· Besotted hankies can either be draped decorously on tree branches or buried.· The caterpillars normally live in large communal nests in tree branches.· When we landed, I saw a red mass of meat hanging off a tree branch.· As a youngster, you used to train by punching raindrops as they fell off a tree branch.· We summon them down from the highest tree branches.· Much of it looks engagingly olde-worlde: cameras disguised as tree branches and hypodermics fitted inside fountain pens.· She could walk without ever slipping on railroad tracks, across the tops offences, on swaying tree branches.
VERB· Do firms close their branch plants before their headquarters?· Finding joint tenants is one alternative to closing even more branches.· First came the disappointing news that House of Fraser is to close its branch of Binns in the town.
· Until 1994, the federal McFadden Act of 1927 prevented banks from crossing state lines to open up new branches.· A firm looking to expand will not simply contemplate recruiting new partners or opening up new branch offices.· Peabody became the owner of Lumber Mart in 1982, opening a branch in Grand Forks in 1993.· Meanwhile, last September they opened a branch of their New York gallery in Berlin.· The company plans to open seven branches over the coming months.· Branching out: A northern store chain is helping to open branches of a different kind.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody)
1- A better solution is to prune roots and branches.
- But Staggs's Gardens had been cut up root and branch.
- I give my hon. Friend the absolute assurance that the Government will continue to oppose it root and branch.
- The roots and branches of the Suez war require an arboretum of their own.
- This root and branch reform of personal taxation has many attractions for those on the left.
of a tree a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk (=main stem) and that has leaves, fruit, or smaller branches growing from it: After the storm, the ground was littered with twigs and branches. The topmost branches were full of birds.2of a business/shop/company etc a local business, shop etc that is part of a larger business etc: The bank has branches all over the country. a branch office in Boston She now works in our Denver branch. Where’s their nearest branch? They’re planning to open a branch in St. Louis next year. Have you met our branch manager, Mr. Carlson?3of government a part of a government or other organization that deals with one particular part of its work: All branches of government are having to cut costs.the executive/judicial/legislative branch (=the three main parts of the US government)4of a subject one part of a large subject of study or knowledgea branch of mathematics/physics/biology etc5of a family a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors: the wealthy South American branch of the family6of a river/road etc a smaller less important part of a river, road, or railway that leads away from the larger more important part of it: The rail company may have to close the branch line to Uckfield.branch1 nounbranch2 verb
branchbranch2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLE
branch
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | branch |
| he, she, it | branches | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | branched |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have branched |
| he, she, it | has branched | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had branched |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will branch |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have branched |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am branching |
| he, she, it | is branching | |
| you, we, they | are branching | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was branching |
| you, we, they | were branching | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been branching |
| he, she, it | has been branching | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been branching |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be branching |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been branching |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Turn off where the road branches to the right.
- Basically, I figured that this was my ticket to at least branching out a little bit.
- However, x 3 is not now required to be an integer so we can only branch on x 1.
- The basic tree consists of a network branching out from an initial decision of whether or not to undertake the project.
- The Journal has branched out into radio and television.
- The lightning was the forked kind and it branched suddenly like a firework and yet like the limb of a blazing tree.
- The small stems are irregularly branched, with the leaves arranged in two rows.
Longman Language Activatorto start to get involved in new activities
· When you don't allow employees to branch out, they become bored.· The clothing designer has branched out and now has his name on a line of perfume.branch out into · Many businesses are unwilling to branch out into new and unfamiliar areas.
if a business or organization diversifies , it begins to make new products or get involved in new areas of business in addition to what it was doing before: · The company is diversifying to find new sources of income.diversify into: · We started out making cash registers, but have diversified into computer systems of all sorts.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY When you reach the village green, the street branches into two.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She followed him, pushing through the dense tangle of bushes and branches.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
When you reach the village green, the street branches into two. (=a small library that is controlled by a larger library)· There is a good children's section in the branch library.
She followed him, pushing through the dense tangle of bushes and branches.· Tunnels branched off to right and left: these led to other pill-boxes.· The change of light and darkness, and the tunnels branching off sideways fascinated me.· However, baby universes branching off and joining on will affect the apparent value of the cosmological constant.· She followed this until it branched off.· Nor do they branch off at acute angles or form perfect oblongs.· The road serving Kinlochbervie is linked to the A.838, branching off at Rhiconich.· It branched off opposite a small village, a satellite of Reggane, almost where I had begun walking.· Since then the Docklands Light Railway has branched off the network to serve the redeemed areas of London's east river.
· Basically, I figured that this was my ticket to at least branching out a little bit.· The gallery at the top formed a semicircle with wings branching out on either side.· Then I branched out into a new area.· The Journal has branched out into radio and television.· From Silkstone we need to branch out to other parts of the Yorkshire coalfield.· He cooked for himself and for others, eventually branching out to jobs as a wine clerk and private chef.· Tupac Amaru, which at its peak numbered about 1, 000 fighters, soon branched out into Mafiastyle crime.· They starred in comic strips and branched out into radio.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► extend/offer/hold out etc an olive branch (to somebody)
to divide into two or more smaller, narrower, or less important parts: - A better solution is to prune roots and branches.
- But Staggs's Gardens had been cut up root and branch.
- I give my hon. Friend the absolute assurance that the Government will continue to oppose it root and branch.
- The roots and branches of the Suez war require an arboretum of their own.
- This root and branch reform of personal taxation has many attractions for those on the left.
When you reach the village green, the street branches into two.branch off phrasal verb1if a road, passage, railway etc branches off from another road etc, it separates from it and goes in a different direction SYN fork offbranch off from a passage branching off from the main tunnel2British English to leave a main road SYN fork offbranch off from/into We branched off from the main road and turned down a country lane.3to start talking about something different from what you were talking about beforebranch off into Then the conversation branched off into a discussion about movies.branch out phrasal verb to start doing something different from the work or activities that you normally do: Don’t be afraid to branch out and try something new.branch out into (doing) something Profits were falling until the bookstore branched out into selling CDs.