What part of speech is branches?

Branches can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. branches is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of branch (infinitive).
  • 2. branches is a noun, plural of branch.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does branches mean?

Definitions

Verb

branch - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
branch - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

Noun

branch - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
branch - a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"
branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one
branch - any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
branch - a natural consequence of development

Examples of branches

#   Sentence  
1. noun "The Prophet's guidance," says Michael Scheuer, an al-Qaeda analyst who recently retired from the CIA and once headed its Bin Laden unit, "was always, Before you attack someone, warn them very clearly..." The anthrax mailings followed the pattern of letters they sent in January 1997 to newspaper branches in Washington, D.C. and New York City, as well as symbolic targets.
2. noun For banks incorporated in a non-approved jurisdiction, it may be possible for them to trade out of a branch located in an approved jurisdiction (i.e. U.S. and U.K. branches).
3. noun In our Constitutional system, we have three branches of the Federal Government: the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
4. noun A squirrel hid among the branches.
5. noun The tree has too many twigs and branches.
6. noun The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.
7. noun The bank has branches in all parts of the country.
8. noun The company has branches in all large cities.
9. noun "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
10. noun Our branches extend all over the country.
11. noun The branches were laden with oranges.
12. noun The branches gave but did not break.
13. noun Don't break the branches.
14. noun The river branches three kilometers below the town.
15. noun The birds settled on the branches.
16. verb We decided to branch out into selling some foodstuffs.
17. verb The company aims to branch out into China.
18. verb It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
19. verb The waterways branch out across the plain.
20. verb We decided to branch out into selling some foodstuffs.
21. verb The company aims to branch out into China.
22. verb It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
23. verb The waterways branch out across the plain.
Sentence  
noun
"The Prophet's guidance," says Michael Scheuer, an al-Qaeda analyst who recently retired from the CIA and once headed its Bin Laden unit, "was always, Before you attack someone, warn them very clearly..." The anthrax mailings followed the pattern of letters they sent in January 1997 to newspaper branches in Washington, D.C. and New York City, as well as symbolic targets.
For banks incorporated in a non-approved jurisdiction, it may be possible for them to trade out of a branch located in an approved jurisdiction (i.e. U.S. and U.K. branches).
In our Constitutional system, we have three branches of the Federal Government: the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
A squirrel hid among the branches.
The tree has too many twigs and branches.
The tree thrusts its branches far and wide.
The bank has branches in all parts of the country.
The company has branches in all large cities.
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
Our branches extend all over the country.
The branches were laden with oranges.
The branches gave but did not break.
Don't break the branches.
The river branches three kilometers below the town.
The birds settled on the branches.
verb
We decided to branch out into selling some foodstuffs.
The company aims to branch out into China.
It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
The waterways branch out across the plain.
We decided to branch out into selling some foodstuffs.
The company aims to branch out into China.
It's possible to branch out from computing to jobs in banking, accountancy and so on.
The waterways branch out across the plain.

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