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to branch

to branch

49 2.7
To split into two or more parts
  • verb
  • /bræntʃ/
translation icon : ramificarse
  • But I'm trying to branch out and do different things.
  • branch out into other
  • highly branched
  • branched network

That was life, and the heart branches with its wild arteries.

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Examples

  • You should think about branching out, you know, come up with some unique blends that are less expensive.

  • I'm branching out.

  • Now you can really branch out and do your own thing.

  • We need to branch out.

  • Look, I'm branching out into new territory.

  • After we acquired more confidence in our abilities, many of us branched off on our own.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Osipov's own research, like that of many of his colleagues, branched out into new directions.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Tomorrow I'm turning this whole operation over to my cousin Elijah... ...leaving me to branch out in a myriad of directions.

  • To improve your skills, you should branch into related areas of study.

  • The company plans to branch into new markets next year.

Synonyms

to divide
vsto branch
680 1.1

To split something into parts or groups

is the same action but focuses on splitting into parts or sections
to split
vsto branch
513 1.3

To break something into two or more parts

is a general division into parts or sections rather than physical cutting
to separate
vsto branch
297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

is about dividing into parts or sections rather than about making distance
to split up
vsto branch
47 2.6

To divide something into smaller parts

is a general division into parts or sections not only individual pieces
to fork
vsto branch
13 4.6

To divide into two or more branches

is broader meaning divide into parts or sections not only Y shaped splits
to segment
vsto branch
12 3.5

To divide something into separate parts

is general division into parts or sections rather than named subparts
to partition
vsto branch
10 4.0

To divide something into parts

is a general division into two or more parts rather than fixed separations
to bifurcate
vsto branch
  • Formal
8 8.6

To split into two parts or branches, like a river

allows division into two or more parts rather than only two
to subdivide
vsto branch
8 4.2

To split something into smaller parts

is a single act of division into parts or sections not repeated
to branch off
vsto branch
4 3.3

Leave a main route, area, or topic and go in a different direction

is general division into parts or sections rather than leaving a main route
to section
vsto branch
4 3.3

To divide something into separate parts

is broader meaning divide into parts or sections without stressing cutting
to ramify
vsto branch
  • Specialized
1 8.4

To spread out into many branches like a tree or its roots

is a simple division into parts or sections rather than widespread spreading
to subsegment
vsto branch
5.8

To divide something into smaller parts

is referring to dividing into parts or sections more generally not finer pieces
to furcate
vsto branch
  • Specialized
9.9

To divide into branches, for example a road or river

focuses on forming forked shapes rather than general division into parts

Antonyms

2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

192 3.2

To join two or more things so they become one

Idioms

2 4.2

Offer to make peace after an argument

Phrasal Verbs

23 4.0

To try new activities or areas to grow what you do

Leave a main route, area, or topic and go in a different direction

Move quickly through trees like monkeys by holding and letting go of branches

Compounds

The part of a government that carries out laws, led by a president or prime minister

14 3.6

The part of government that makes laws

13 1.0

A part of a tree that grows from the trunk and holds leaves or fruit

olive branch
  • Informal
12 3.7

A gesture showing a wish to make peace after a disagreement

7 4.2

The part of government that says what laws mean and decides legal cases

4 6.6

A part of the police that deals with the country's safety and political crimes like terrorism or spying

1 3.9

A railway line that leaves a main line to serve a small area

1 8.9

Water from a small stream that people add to make strong drinks weaker

A thin branch that looks like spider legs

How Wide

to spread
664 1.6
to diverge
19 6.8
to branch
49 2.7
to fork
13 4.6
to split
513 1.3

Surface Forms

branch infinitive
branched past
branched past participle
branching present participle
branches third person singular

Etymology

Branch comes from old French branche, meaning 'arm' or 'bough', so to branch is to split and make new arms or paths away from the main one.