to bracket
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4.4
- verb
- /ˈbrækɪt/
- I added bolding to some parts I think are particularly important, as well as bracketed text for my comments.
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Examples
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In her essay, she had to bracket certain comments to avoid misunderstandings.
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Although these concerns must be addressed, I bracket them in the present study and work to direct this unfolding initiative in a positive direction.
Academic text (2013) -
So we'll put that, we'll bracket that, that issue for a moment.
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And my point here is let's just bracket that discussion.
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Next time I will bracket them with smileys or add a rim shot.
Blog text (7) -
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus said it well, but I'll bracket language to further clarify it:
Blog text (3) -
You may wish to bracket these shots, as not all sliders fall at exactly one-thirtieth of a second.
Academic text (1995) -
Boellstorff's solution is to bracket out the actual world lives of Second Lifers from research, focusing only on their in-game activities.
Academic text (2010) -
He suggested we should bracket the main topic and focus on the introduction first.
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Please bracket the important terms in your notes so they stand out.
Synonyms
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6.6
Put a word or short phrase in brackets to separate it from the text
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7.0
To put words or numbers inside parentheses
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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3.5
A group of people who earn about the same amount of money for tax or benefit rules
- Literature
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8.5
When inflation raises pay, people move into higher tax bands and pay more tax without getting richer
- Specialized
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7.9
A fungus that makes hard shelf shapes on tree trunks and other wood
How Separated
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bracket comes from an old word brac- meaning 'arm', so to bracket words is to put small 'arms' around them, which is why we call the punctuation that encloses text 'brackets'.