bridge

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A structure built over a river, road, or gap so that people can cross it.

   We walked across the bridge over the river.

2. 2
   noun

   Something that connects two things or brings them closer.

   The exchange program acts as a bridge between the two cultures.

3. 3
   verb

   To make a connection between two things or reduce the difference between them.

   The new course helps to bridge the gap between school and university.

4. 4
   noun

   The hard ridge at the top of the nose.

   My glasses left red marks on the bridge of my nose.

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brugjō, *brugjǭ (“bridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw- (“wooden flooring, decking, bridge”). Cognates Cognate with Scots brig, brigg (“bridge”), Yola burge (“bridge”), North Frisian brag, Bröch (“bridge”), Saterland Frisian Brääch, Brääg (“bridge”), West Frisian brêge (“bridge”), Dutch brug (“bridge”), German Brücke (“bridge”), Limburgish brögk (“bridge”), Luxembourgish Bréck (“bridge”), Vilamovian bryk (“bridge”), Yiddish בריק (brik, “bridge”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål brygge (“jetty, pier, whar…

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