park bench
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- noun
- /pɑrk bɛnʧ/
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banco del parque
- And I see this guy sitting at the park bench just down the beach, right?
And we sat on a park bench, right?
- And we sat on a park bench, right?
- And I see this guy sitting at the park bench just down the beach, right?
- Then we get to the end of the line at Paddington and I went and I sat on a park bench outside the train station.
- Let's say you have two, two young, a young boy and a girl sitting on a park bench.
- You know, most people don't know my dad slept on a park bench in Sioux Falls, SD because they went and rent him an apartment.
- Because of all the stuff you see online, those two people on that park bench, I understood what I'm doing.
- When you were in the peak of despair, you wish you had a park bench.
- And if he does, Bernie plans to splurge on a big pigeon feeding trip to the nearest park bench.
- Well, it started with this movie Guy man line on a park bench, which was our senior kind of thesis senior project.
- And then you'd see him on a, you know, on a park bench with a paper bag and, you know, falling over and, and just how, how painful that was.
Examples
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Jack sat on a park bench, staring vacantly in front of him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Well, this town will certainly name a park bench after them.
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And we sat on a park bench, right?
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But I think that you and me can sit on a park bench and tell jokes and have a pretty good time.
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A man in a business suit was sitting on a park bench near the entrance of Tsuyoshi's building.
Fiction book (1998) -
Later, Monty sits on a park bench overlooking the East River.
Fiction book (2002) -
Meredith leaned back on the park bench and pulled her cashmere coat closer around her body.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lana is seated on a park bench wearing a trench coat, hat, and sunglasses.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two promenades, planted with trees and lined with park benches, separated the main roadway from the service roads.
Fiction book (1998) -
I spent the next day sitting on a park bench watching children play.
Synonyms
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The part of a chair or bench that you sit on
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A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood
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A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
A long seat where several people can sit, often in parks
A long seat for several people, often made of wood, used outdoors
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Morphology
The meaning 'a long seat in a park' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'park' (public green space) and 'bench' (long seat). This noun–noun compositional pattern (location + object) is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Park bench is a simple, literal name: a bench placed in a park where people sit, rest, or meet. That's why it means 'a long seat in a public park'.