Meaning

15 senses
  1. A group of people together

    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.

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

    Besatzung, Bemannung, Crew

    экипа́жekipáž, кома́ндаkománda

    екіпа́жekipáž, кома́ндаkománda

  2. A group of people working together on a task.

    The crews competed to cut the most timber.

    Stab, Kolonne

    кома́ндаkománda, коллекти́вkollektív, брига́даbrigáda

    кома́ндаkománda, колекти́вkolektýv, брига́даbryháda

  3. The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.

    There are a lot of carpenters in the crew!

    The crews for different movies would all come down to the bar at night.

  4. (derogatory, informal, often)A close group of friends.

    I’d look out for that whole crew down at Jack’s.

    Haufen

    компа́нияkompánija, ша́йкаšájka, ба́ндаbánda

    an organized group of workmen

  5. (derogatory, often)A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.

  6. A group of Rovers.

  7. (slang)A hip-hop or b-boying group.

  8. A rowing team manning a single shell.

    the team of men or women manning a racing shell

  9. A person in a crew

    (plural)A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.

    One crew died in the accident.

  10. (plural)A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.

    There were three actors and six crew on the set.

  11. (plural)A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

    The officers and crew assembled on the deck.

    There are quarters for three officers and five crew.

    Mannschaft

    экипа́жekipáž

    the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

  12. (US, uncountable)The sport of competitive rowing.

Examples

200 sentences
  1. Tom wasn't a member of our crew.

    Том не був членом нашого екіпажу.

    ruТом не был членом нашего экипажа.

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  2. Tom isn't a member of our crew.

    Том не член нашої команди.

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  3. The tanker has a small crew.

    У танкера був невеликий екіпаж.

    ruНа танкере маленький экипаж.

    deDer Tanker hat eine kleine Mannschaft.

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  4. The crew got ready for departure.

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  5. Let me speak to the crew.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
any company of people:
group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment:
group of people working on common task:
Русский
By meaning 4
any company of people:
group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment:
group of people working on common task:
informal: group of friends or associates:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment:
group of people working on common task:
informal: group of friends or associates:
non-officer nautical personnel:

Origin

From Middle English crue, from Old French creue (“an increase, recruit, military reinforce

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”).

Probably of Brythonic/Cumbric origin. Compare Middle Welsh creu (“pigsty, hovel, stockade”).

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Forms

plural: crews
Singularcrew

uncountable

Synonyms

22 synonyms
group engaged in a task:teamA1gangB2
group lumped together:crowdA2flockB1lotA2
hip-hop group:bandA1groupA1posse
non-cast dramatic personnel:staffA2stagehands
social group:packA2bunchB1clique
memberA2crewmemberseamannautical only: sailor
member of a crew:crewer
Close in meaning

Word family

25 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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