bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
Englisch
~ 500
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
Synonyme
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
Antonyme
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
Wortverbindungen
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
Themen
business
|finance
|daily life
Beispiele
- I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck.
- The bank approved her application for a mortgage.
- Most banks now offer online banking services.
- He withdrew cash from the bank before his trip.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I put my money in the bank.
- She works at a bank.
- We go to the bank every Friday.
- The bank is near the bus stop.
Nomen
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
Synonyme
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
Antonyme
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
Wortverbindungen
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
Themen
nature
|geography
Beispiele
- They picnicked on the grassy bank of the river.
- Flooding damaged several houses along the bank.
- He tied the boat to a tree on the bank.
Beispiele für Lernende
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
Verb
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
Synonyme
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
Antonyme
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
Wortverbindungen
bank on success
|bank on support
Themen
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- You can bank on her to arrive on time.
- They’re banking on good weather for the wedding.
- Don’t bank on getting a pay rise this year.
Beispiele für Lernende
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
Nomen
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
Synonyme
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
Wortverbindungen
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
Themen
technology
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- The control room has a bank of monitors.
- A bank of lights lit up the stage.
- There is a bank of lockers near the entrance.
Beispiele für Lernende
- There is a bank of computers in the room.
- I saw a bank of lights above the stage.
- We sat in a bank of seats at the stadium.
Verb
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
Synonyme
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
Wortverbindungen
bank sharply
|bank left
Themen
transportation
|travel
Beispiele
- The pilot banked sharply to avoid the storm.
- The plane banked left as it approached the runway.
- You could feel the aircraft banking during the turn.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
Grammatik
Grundform
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
Silben & Betonung
bank (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
bank on
1/bˈæŋk ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Rely or depend on something happening
To be sure that something will happen and make plans based on it.
Beispiele
- You can bank on their support for the project.
- I’m banking on good weather for our picnic.
break the bank
1/bɹˈeɪk ðə bˈæŋk/
idiom
informal
Be too expensive or unaffordable
To cost more money than you can afford.
Beispiele
- That car looks nice, but it doesn’t have to break the bank.
- A vacation abroad need not break the bank if you plan carefully.
the other side of the bank
1/ðə ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd əv ðə bˈæŋk/
fixed phrase
Opposite side of river/lake edge
The land across from you, on the other side of a river or lake.
Beispiele
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.