band together

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Antonyms for band together

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verb. associate or be associated with a larger organization

Word Origin & History

"a flat strip," also "something that binds," a merger of two words, ultimately from the same source. In the sense "that by which someone or something is bound," it is attested from early 12c., from Old Norse band "thin strip that ties or constrains," from Proto-Germanic *bindan, from PIE *bendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bandi "that which binds; Sanskrit bandhah "a tying, bandage," source of bandana; Middle Irish bainna "bracelet;" see bend (v.), bind (v.)). Most of the figurative senses of this word have passed into bond (n.), which originally was a phonetic variant of this band.

The meaning "a flat strip" (late 14c.) is from Old French bande "strip, edge, side," via Old North French bende, from Old High German binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindan (see above). In Middle English, this was distinguished by the spelling bande, but since the loss of the final -e the words have fully merged. Meaning "broad stripe of color" is from late 15c.; the electronics sense of "range of frequencies or wavelengths" is from 1922. The Old North French form was retained in heraldic bend. Band saw is recorded from 1864.

Example Sentences forband together

We soon found some of these in the depths of the forests, and agreed to band together.

It shows what you can do when you band together for a definite purpose.

You had to band together in a pack, like a flock of sheep, with Carlsen for sheepherder.

It is but rarely they have consented to band together and raise objection.

Williams swore it should be done, and gathered his band together.

Some day Washington writers will band together for mutual benefit.

It was the rallying call used by the wolves to call the band together when game is in sight.

Wicked animals always seek their own kind, and often band together for evil purposes.

These latter are mostly natives of Unyamwege who band together to capture all the inhabitants of villages too weak to resist them.

And those of us who weren't going mad just then used to have to band together and kill them.

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