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Definition of branch verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

branch

verb
 
/brɑːntʃ/
 
/bræntʃ/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they branch
 
/brɑːntʃ/
 
/bræntʃ/
he / she / it branches
 
/ˈbrɑːntʃɪz/
 
/ˈbræntʃɪz/
past simple branched
 
/brɑːntʃt/
 
/bræntʃt/
past participle branched
 
/brɑːntʃt/
 
/bræntʃt/
-ing form branching
 
/ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈbræntʃɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to divide into two or more parts, especially smaller or less important parts
    • The accident happened where the road branches.
    Topics Geographyc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.
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sufficiently
adverb
 
 
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