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Definition of bridge verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

bridge

verb

NAmE//brɪdʒ//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they bridge

he / she / it bridges

past simple bridged

-ing form bridging

build/form bridge

bridge something to build or form a bridge over something The valley was originally bridged by the Romans. A plank of wood bridged the stream.

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bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)

to reduce or get rid of the differences that exist between two things or groups of people

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