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as a group

as a group

72 2.3
Together, all people act or decide as one
  • idiom
: en grupo
  • And it's important that we all explore it together as a group.
  • individually or as a group
  • work as a group
  • discuss as a group

And as a group, see how they come together.

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Examples

  • We stay together as a group.

    The Guardian (2006)

  • If we can participate as a group and create a reward system, it works.

    Harvard University

  • And over time, they learn how to act as a group to manage this.

    Stanford

  • So we, we, we speak to them about how to handle that and manage that both as a group and as individuals.

  • All we know is that as a group, when people follow this process, more people buy.

  • And so one has to see them as a group if one is to appreciate their beauty.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Overall, it was clear that, as a group, the participants provided more information more efficiently in English.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The biggest thing we want them to learn when they come in and take the course is how to work as a group on a creative project.

  • Collectively, as a group, we're taking back the word patriot.

  • We need to come together and work as a group to get to the truth.

Synonyms

together
vsas a group
∞ 1.0

With other people to do something as a group

is about being grouped as a single unit rather than cooperation
as a whole
vsas a group
240 3.5

Considering all parts together

focuses on collective action as one unit rather than totality
all together
vsas a group
100 1.0

With everyone at the same time

is the concept of being collectively considered as one entity
collectively
vsas a group
91 3.6

All act together as a group

is the same idea expressed as a single collective unit
en masse
vsas a group
24 5.6

All people in a group do the same thing at the same time

is the same idea but focused on grouping as one unit
en bloc
vsas a group
1 8.3

All together as one group without dividing

is the general phrase for grouping items into a single entity
unitedly
vsas a group
4.7

People work together and help each other

is neutral grouping as one entity without stressing cooperation

Antonyms

alone
∞ 1.0

By yourself with no other people present

individually
136 2.5

Happening one at a time and not with others

How Collective

en masse
24 5.6
as a group
72 2.3
together
∞ 1.0
separately
148 2.1
alone
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

as a group positive

Morphology

as + a + group

The meaning 'collectively; all together' is directly and compositionally derived from 'as' (in the manner/role of) plus 'a group' (a single unit of people), so the overall sense follows straightforwardly from the constituents. This is a common, cross-linguistic combinatorial pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows the words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The phrase as a group comes from the clear image of people standing or working together as one, with the word group showing a set of people joined together. So, saying as a group means 'all together' when people act or decide at the same time.