Bench — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a long seat for more than one person

a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsfˈɪksiəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsfˈɪksiəɹ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

our team has a strong bench
bench the poodles at the dog show

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terrace work bench judiciary workbench

Parts of Speech

noun	a long seat for more than one person
noun	a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
noun	persons who administer justice
noun	a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
noun	the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
noun	the reserve players on a team “our team has a strong bench”
noun	(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
verb	take out of a game; of players
verb	exhibit on a bench “bench the poodles at the dog show”

Word Forms

terrace	verb	make into terraces as for cultivation
judge	verb	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
bench	verb	take out of a game; of players
bench	noun	the reserve players on a team

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bank

ein langer Sitzplatz für mehr als eine Person

🇫🇷French

banc

un siège long pour plus d'une personne

🇪🇸Spanish

banco

un asiento largo para más de una persona

🇮🇹Italian

panca

un posto lungo per più di una persona

🇳🇱Dutch

bank

een lange zitplaats voor meer dan één persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

banco

um assento longo para mais de uma pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

лавка

длинное сиденье для более чем одного человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेंच

एक से अधिक व्यक्तियों के लिए लंबी सीट

🇧🇩Bengali

বেঞ্চ

একাধিক ব্যক্তির জন্য একটি দীর্ঘ আসন

🇮🇳Tamil

பெஞ்ச்

ஒன்றுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட நபர்களுக்கான நீண்ட இருக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

బెంచ్

ఒకటి కంటే ఎక్కువ మంది వ్యక్తుల కోసం పొడవైన సీటు

🇮🇳Marathi

खंडपीठ

एकापेक्षा जास्त लोकांसाठी लांब आसन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્ચ

એક કરતાં વધુ વ્યક્તિઓ માટે લાંબી બેઠક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಂಚ್

ಒಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಗೆ ದೀರ್ಘ ಆಸನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബെഞ്ച്

ഒന്നിലധികം ആളുകൾക്ക് ഒരു നീണ്ട ഇരിപ്പിടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਂਚ

ਇੱਕ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬੀ ਸੀਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنچ

ایک سے زیادہ افراد کے لیے لمبی نشست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长椅

可供多人使用的长座位

🇯🇵Japanese

ベンチ

複数人で座れるロングシート

🇰🇷Korean

벤치

한 명 이상이 앉을 수 있는 긴 좌석

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băng ghế dự bị

một chỗ ngồi dài cho nhiều người

🇹🇭Thai

ม้านั่ง

ที่นั่งยาวสำหรับมากกว่าหนึ่งคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bangku

kursi panjang untuk lebih dari satu orang

🇵🇭Filipino

bangko

isang mahabang upuan para sa higit sa isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

bangku

tempat duduk yang panjang untuk lebih daripada seorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقعد

مقعد طويل لأكثر من شخص

🇮🇷Persian

نیمکت

یک صندلی طولانی برای بیش از یک نفر

🇹🇷Turkish

tezgah

birden fazla kişi için uzun bir koltuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַפְסָל

מושב ארוך ליותר מאדם אחד

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