crew

CEFRB1

/kɹuː/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of people who work together, especially on a ship or aircraft.

  2. 02

    verb

    To provide workers for a ship, aircraft, or team.

Examples

  • A student with a crew cut was sitting in the front seat.

  • Mark was a work horse on his construction crew.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /kɹʉː/
  • /kɹʉw/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group of people together

  2. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

  3. Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.

More examples

In context

  • The boat crew prepared the vessel for the long voyage.

  • If you need help, please contact a member of the crew.

  • The crews competed to cut the most timber.

Synonyms

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The ship's blank worked together to hoist the sails under the captain's orders.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English crue, from Old French creue (“an increase, recruit, military reinforcement”), the feminine past participle of creistre (“grow”), from Latin crescere (“to arise, grow”).