cluster
To collect into clustersTo collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1).
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Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun sense 1).
anhäufen, ballen, gruppieren
(intransitive)To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
The children clustered around the puppy.
gather or cause to gather into a cluster
(transitive)To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
The sea is clustered with islands.
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English cluster (“bunch, cluster, spray; compact body or mThe noun is derived from Middle English cluster (“bunch, cluster, spray; compact body or mass, ball”) [and other forms], from Old English cluster, clyster (“cluster, bunch, branch”), from Proto-Germanic *klas-, *klus- (“to clump, lump together”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up; to clench; to amass”)) + *-þrą (suffix forming nouns denoting an instrument or tool). The English word is probably a doublet of clot.
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Forms
clusters, clustering, clustered, clusteredirregular
| Base form | cluster · to cluster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | clusters |
| Present participle | clustering |
| Past simple | clustered |
| Past participle | clustered |
Tenses
cluster · clustered · will cluster · have clusteredSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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