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noun | verb benchbench1 /bɛntʃ/ ●●● W3 noun ETYMOLOGYbench1Origin: Old English benc ► on the bench We won the game, even with Brian on the bench (=not playing). ► came off the bench Hayden came off the bench (=he started playing) to score 14 points. ► serve/sit on the bench (=work as a judge) ► approached the bench Smith approached the bench (=spoke privately to the judge) and asked for a delay. 1 [countable] a long seat for two or more people, used especially outdoors: a long wooden bench2[singular] a)a seat where members of a sports team sit when they are not playing: We won the game, even with Brian on the bench (=not playing). Hayden came off the bench (=he started playing) to score 14 points. b)the players who do not usually play at the start of a game, but who may play later in the game when the stronger players stop playing: a team with a strong bench3the bench a)law the job of being a judge in a court of law: He was appointed to the bench in 1986.serve/sit on the bench (=work as a judge) b)the seat where a judge sits in a court of law: Smith approached the bench (=spoke privately to the judge) and asked for a delay.4[countable] a long heavy table used for working on with tools or equipment: a carpenter’s bench noun | verb benchbench2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbench |
Present | I, you, we, they | bench | | he, she, it | benches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | benched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have benched | | he, she, it | has benched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had benched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bench | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have benched |
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Present | I | am benching | | he, she, it | is benching | | you, we, they | are benching | Past | I, he, she, it | was benching | | you, we, they | were benching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been benching | | he, she, it | has been benching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been benching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be benching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been benching |
to not allow a sports player to play in a game, or to remove a player from a game: Anderson was benched because of injuries. |