band

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: bănd, IPA^(key): /bænd/
• (æ-tensing) IPA^(key):

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• Homophone: banned
• Rhymes: -ænd

Etymology 1

From Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande. Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Danish bånd, Swedish band, Icelandic band (“band”). Related to bond, bind, bend.

Noun

band (plural bands)

1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
   1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
      • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter X, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

        The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

   2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
      • 1843, Thomas Hood, The Song of the Shirt:

        band and gusset and seam

   3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
   4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
2. A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.

   sandstone with bands of shale

   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:

     [...] at each station the train times are not shown in one all-embracing chronological list, but in two separate sheets, one with a conspicuous band of yellow detailing westbound departures and the other with a similar band of blue the eastbound trains.

3. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
   1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
   2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
4. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
   • 1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War‎, Supplement:

     For that heroic band—those children of the furnace who, in regions like Texas and Tennessee, maintained their fidelity through terrible trials—we of the North felt for them, and profoundly we honor them.

5. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
6. (in the plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.

   Hyponym: preaching band

7. (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
8. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.

   valence band;  conduction band

9. (obsolete) A bond.
   • 1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 23, column 1:

     OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter,
     Haſt thou according to thy oath and band
     Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon:
     Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale,
     Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare,
     Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?

10. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

      He sent to her his basenet as a faithfull band.

11. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
12. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
13. (medicine) Short for band cell.
14. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) $1000, a grand; (by extension) money
    • 2014, “Trap Queen”, performed by Fetty Wap:

      She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be countin' up, watch how far them bands go

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: バンド (bando)
• → Korean: 밴드 (baendeu)

Translations

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

1. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “A Poet’s Midnight”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume I, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 54:

     As he spake, his eyes rested on the graves below. "Yes," muttered the youth, "they are sufficient answer; they are indeed the end of all human hope."
     Mechanically he turned from one to another. Some were recently banded down with osiers, and the grass was varied with primrose roots; on some the foxglove grew luxuriantly, while others had a tombstone, carved with a name and a brief epitaph.

2. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).

Noun

band (plural bands)

1. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
2. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
3. A marching band.
4. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
   • 1883, Howard Pyle, chapter V, in The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood , New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons , →OCLC:

     But in the meantime Robin Hood and his band lived quietly in Sherwood Forest, without showing their faces abroad, for Robin knew that it would not be wise for him to be seen in the neighborhood of Nottingham, those in authority being very wroth with him.

   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC:

     "My third command to the Winged Monkeys," said Glinda, "shall be to carry you to your forest. Then, having used up the powers of the Golden Cap, I shall give it to the King of the Monkeys, that he and his band may thereafter be free for evermore."

5. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
6. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Cantonese: band
• → German: Band (colloquial)
• → Japanese: バンド (bando)
• → Korean: 밴드 (baendeu)

Translations

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Acts xxiii:12:

     Certain of the Jews banded together.

2. (transitive, education) To group (students) together by perceived ability; to stream.

Derived terms

• band together

Translations

Etymology 3

Verb

band

1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of bind

Etymology 4

Verb

band (third-person singular simple present bands, present participle banding, simple past and past participle banded)

1. Obsolete form of bandy.

See also

• band on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Band in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• “band”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “band”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• B-DNA, bDNA, bdna

Chinese

Etymology

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

Noun

band

1. (Cantonese) band (group of musicians) (Classifier: 隊／队 c)

   • 期望快快成為世界最勁嘅Band [Cantonese, trad.]
     期望快快成为世界最劲嘅Band [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1987, 許冠傑 (Samuel Hui), 潮流興夾Band

     kei⁴ mong⁶ faai³ faai³ sing⁴ wai⁴ sai³ gaai³ zeoi³ ging⁶ ge³ ben¹

     Hoping that we'll quickly become the world's best band

   • C：邊隊band先？
     A：係囖。冇講到係邊隊band。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     C：边队band先？
     A：系𱕌。冇讲到系边队band。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1998, 收音機1 (Radio 1), Hong Kong Cantonese Corpus (HKCanCor)

     C: bin¹ deoi⁶ ben¹ sin¹?
     A: hai⁶ lo¹. mou⁵ gong² dou³ hai⁶ bin¹ deoi⁶ ben¹.

     C: So which band?
     A: Indeed, they didn't mention which band.

   • 彈結他嗰個通常係一隊band嘅中心，表演嗰陣要好似leader咁帶住隊band，好自然就會吸引到觀眾嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
     弹结他嗰个通常系一队band嘅中心，表演嗰阵要好似leader咁带住队band，好自然就会吸引到观众嘅目光㗎喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2010, TVB-J2, K-ON！輕音少女 (K-On!), season 1, episode 2

     taan⁴ git³ taa¹ go² go³ tung¹ soeng⁴ hai⁶ jat¹ deoi⁶ ben¹ ge³ zung¹ sam¹, biu² jin² go² zan⁶ jiu³ hou² ci⁵ li¹ daa⁴ gam² daai³ zyu⁶ deoi⁶ ben¹, hou² zi⁶ jin⁴ zau⁶ wui⁵ kap¹ jan⁵ dou^3-2 gun¹ zung³ ge³ muk⁶ gwong¹ gaa³ laa³.

     The guitarist is usually the center of a band and has to lead the band during performances, and naturally becomes the audience's center of attention.

Synonyms

• 樂隊／乐队 (yuèduì)
• 組合／组合 (zǔhé)

Derived terms

References

• English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

Danish

Etymology 1

From English band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːnd/,

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, plural indefinite band or bands)

1. band

Inflection

Derived terms

• funkband

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bann (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ban/,

Noun

band n (singular definite bandet, not used in plural form)

1. (rare) excommunication

Etymology 3

From bande (“swear, curse”), from Old Norse banna (“ban, curse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ban/,

Noun

band c or n

1. (rare) swear word

Verb

band

1. imperative of bande

References

• “band” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bant, from Old Dutch *band, from Proto-West Germanic *band, from Proto-Germanic *bandą. Compare Old High German bant, pant n, Old Saxon band, Old Frisian band n (and a closely related form Old English bænd, bend with umlaut from *bandiz). A verbal noun with ablaut to binden (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑnt/

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• Hyphenation: band
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

band m (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

1. bond, connection, relationship, liaison, tie (attachment, as in a relation)

   Ik heb geen goede band met God. ― I don't have a good relationship with God.

2. band (all English senses, above, except for group of musicians) (clarification of this definition is needed)
3. ribbon or object of similar shape
   1. tire/tyre (e.g. a car tyre)
   2. tape (magnetic tape, video tape)
   3. belt (martial arts belt)
   4. belt (conveyor belt)
4. (physics) interval relating to frequency or wavelength in electromagnetic phenomena
   1. range of energy levels in a solid state material
   2. interval in the light spectrum
5. bank (the bank of a pool table)

Derived terms

Related terms

• verband

Descendants

• Afrikaans: band
• Negerhollands: band
• → Caribbean Javanese: ban
• → Indonesian: ban
  • → Petjo: ban
• → Papiamentu: bant, banchi
• → Sranan Tongo: banti
  • → Aukan: banti
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: banti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: banti (dated)
  • → Saramaccan: bánti

Noun

band n (plural banden, diminutive bandje n)

1. ribbon

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnt/

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• Hyphenation: band
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

band m (plural bands, diminutive bandje n)

1. (music) band

Descendants

• → Sranan Tongo: bènt
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bèn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse band.

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, plural bond)

1. (a piece of) rope, string
2. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations

Declension

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

Verb

band

1. preterite of binden

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

band n (genitive singular bands, nominative plural bönd)

1. (a piece of) string
2. yarn
3. (figuratively, in the plural) ties, connection, relations
4. binding (of a book)
5. (music) tie
6. (music, slang) a musical band

Declension

Synonyms

• (band): hljómsveit f

Derived terms

• vera á bandi
• vinna á sitt band
• samband
• myndband

Related terms

• binda
• bundinn

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bande, bend
• bond, boond, bonde, bound

Etymology

From Old English bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz; vocalism is influenced by Old Norse band and Old French bande.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ(ː)nd/, /ba(ː)nd/

Noun

band (plural bandes)

1. That which obstructs one's free will and free action; a restraint.
   1. A chain or other object used to restrain a captive.
   2. Captivity; the condition of being jailed.
   3. A compact, directive or binding pact (either reciprocal or from one unto another)
2. A strip of a material used to tie or bind; a band:
   1. A rope or piece of twine used to tie or bind.
   2. A headband (a band that surrounds the head)
   3. A metal band that surrounds an object in order to strengthen it.
   4. (anatomy, rare) A joint or sinew.
   5. (heraldry, rare) A diagonal stripe or band.
3. (rare) A strip of a material not used to tie or bind.
4. Something used to join or connect; a link.
   1. (figurative) A metaphorical connection or linkage.
5. A collection or group of bound items.

Descendants

• English: band, bend, bond
• Scots: band, bend

References

• “bō̆nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bånd (see this word for common usage)

Etymology

From English band (in this sense).

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda or bandene)

1. (music) a band; group of (rock) musicians

Derived terms

• rockeband
• samband

References

• “band” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bainn (dialectal, Trøndelag)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse band, akin to English bond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑnd/

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

1. a tape
2. a ribbon
3. a band
4. a bond
5. a leash (for a dog)

Derived terms

• samband

Etymology 2

From English band (music).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bænd/, /bɑnd/

Noun

band n (definite singular bandet, indefinite plural band, definite plural banda)

1. (music) a band

References

• “band” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bandą.

Noun

band n (genitive bands, plural bǫnd)

1. the act of binding or settling

   Antonym: lausn

   lausn ok band allra vandamál

   the decision in all difficult cases

2. band, cord, fetter
3. (plural only) bond, confederacy
4. (plural only, poetic, Germanic paganism) the gods
   • c. 930, Egill Skallagrímsson, loose verse 21

     Svá skyldi goð gjalda,
     gram reki bǫnd af lǫndum,
     reið sé rǫgn ok Óðinn,
     rôn míns féar hônum; […]

     So shall the gods repay him—may the gods drive the ruler from the land; may the divine powers be wroth, and Odin—for the plunder of my wealth.

Declension

Derived terms

• bandamaðr m (“confederate”)
• bandingi m (“prisoner”)

Related terms

• binda (“to bind”)

Descendants

References

• band in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Polish

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Syllabification: band

Noun

band m inan

1. (music) pop or jazz band playing mostly wind instruments

   Synonyms: kapela, zespół

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bant/
• Rhymes: -ant
• Syllabification: band
• Homophone: bant

Noun

band f

1. genitive plural of banda

Further reading

• band in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• band in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse band.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

band n

1. band
   1. ribbon, tape, strip of material
   2. ensemble, orchestra, group of musicians
   3. gang, band of robbers
   4. (physics) part of radio spectrum
   5. (physics) group of energy levels
2. a belt used for transporting material or objects between two places; conveyor belt

   Synonym: transportband

3. caterpillar track; a belt or band fitted instead of wheels to off-road vehicles

   Synonym: larvfötter

4. an audio tape or a video tape
5. a cassette of audio or video tape
6. a tie, a connection, a relation; from a person to another person or to a place

Declension

Derived terms

• halsband
• kasettband
• lägga band på

Related terms

• banda
• bandning

Etymology 2

From English band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈband/

Noun

band n

1. (music) a band

Declension

Verb

band

1. past indicative of binda

References

• band in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• band in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• band in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English band.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /band/
• Rhymes: -and

Noun

band m (plural bandiau)

1. band (group of musicians)
2. band (strip of material)
3. (physics) band

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “band”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies