bench

CEFRA2

/ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a long seat for more than one person.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The seat where the judges sit in court., The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

Examples

  • I'm going to sit on the bench over there next to the street lamp.

  • The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbent͡ʃ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

  2. The seat where the judges sit in court.

  3. The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.

More examples

In context

  • She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.

  • They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

  • They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-. Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.