Gerund Word Explorer
Multiple meanings

Branch

Branch (tree)

A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk.

A parrot sat on the mango tree's lowest branch.

Branch (office)

One office or shop of a larger company.

The bank has a new branch near our school.

Branch (subject part)

One part of a large subject or family.

Botany is a branch of biology.

Remember: Picture a tree: one trunk, many branches. A company, a subject and a family all spread out the same way.

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