Crowd
nounA large group of people gathered closely together in one place.
How to spell crowd
5 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce crowd
What does crowd mean?
- nounA large group of people gathered closely together in one place.
- verbTo fill a space by gathering closely, or to press something into a limited area.
Crowd in a sentence
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noun
A huge crowd filled the stadium before the match.
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verb
Shoppers began to crowd around the bargain table.
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noun
She pushed her way through the crowd to reach the exit.
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verb
Do not crowd too many appointments into one afternoon.
Where does crowd come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
The word comes from the Old English verb crūdan, which meant 'to press', 'to push', or 'to drive forward'. From this verb developed the Middle English crouden, carrying the same sense of pressing or thronging together. The noun meaning 'a large gathering of people pressed together' emerged comparatively late, in the sixteenth century, naturally from the idea of bodies crowding into one space. The word has close relatives in other Germanic languages, including the Dutch kruien, meaning 'to push along in a wheelbarrow'. The familiar spelling preserves the 'ow' diphthong of the old root, the same sound heard in 'loud' and 'proud'.
How the word is built
- crowd (from Old English crūdan: to press, to push)
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