bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
Ingles
~ 500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
Mga kasingkahulugan
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
Mga kasalungat
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
Mga kolokasyon
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
Mga tema
business
|finance
|daily life
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pangngalan
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
Mga kasingkahulugan
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
Mga kasalungat
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
Mga kolokasyon
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
Mga tema
nature
|geography
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
Pandiwa
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] banks on [something happening]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
Mga kasingkahulugan
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
Mga kasalungat
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
Mga kolokasyon
bank on success
|bank on support
Mga tema
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
Pangngalan
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
Mga kasingkahulugan
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
Mga kolokasyon
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
Mga tema
technology
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
Mga kasingkahulugan
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
Mga kolokasyon
bank sharply
|bank left
Mga tema
transportation
|travel
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
bank
IPA
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
Mga pantig at diin
bank (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.