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⇱ bench | meaning of bench in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily lifebenchbench1 /bentʃ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1 👁 Image of bench
SEAToutdoor seat [countable]TBD a long seat for two or more people, especially outdoors We sat on a park bench.2 → the bench3 → the bench4 → benches5 TABLEtable [countable]TICWORK/DO WORK a long heavy table used for working on with tools or equipment a carpenter’s benchExamples from the Corpusbench• Across the hall from us is another bench, and it leads to that metal door.• a team with a strong bench• Who can contribute from the bench?• Ranulf sat slumped in the bench beside him, groaning and muttering at his master.• In some areas they were able to further the cause of reform through their positions on the bench of justices.• He pulled himself up, half-sitting on the bench that he had grabbed.• The congregation shifted on their benches, moved their feet.• We crossed Main Street and went into a little park, sat on a wooden bench under a huge scraggly tree.• a long wooden benchRelated topics: Sportbenchbench2 verb [transitive] American EnglishDS to not allow a sports player to play in a game, or to remove them from a game Anderson has been benched until his injury has healed.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbench• Anderson has been benched for three weeks until his injury has healed.Origin bench1 Old English benc
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Verb table
bench
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, theybench
he, she, itbenches
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, theybenched
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave benched
he, she, ithas benched
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad benched
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill bench
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have benched
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Continuous Form
Present
Iam benching
he, she, itis benching
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you, we, theyare benching
Past
I, he, she, itwas benching
you, we, theywere benching
Present perfect
I, you, we, theyhave been benching
he, she, ithas been benching
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been benching
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be benching
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been benching
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