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Bridge (Verb)

Cross over on a bridge.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

To bridge the small creek, we used a fallen log that lay nearby.
After a short hike, we had to bridge the vast gorge using the rickety suspension bridge.
You'll need to bridge the icy stream carefully, as the ice may crack under your weight.
Before the bridge was built, people had to bridge the river by taking a ferry.
The only way to bridge the shallow lake was by using the small wooden bridge.

Connect or reduce the distance between.

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

She tried to bridge the gap between her employees and the management team through communication workshops.
The charity's aim is to bridge the cultural divide between communities through educational programs.
They introduced a new policy to bridge the economic disparities between different regions of the country.
Her role in the team was to bridge the communication barrier between the developers and clients.
The professor hoped to bridge the comprehension gap by offering additional lectures for struggling students.

Make a bridge across; "bridge a river".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Engineers have been attempting to bridge the chasm for years but the terrain is too treacherous.
Conservationists plan to bridge the habitat gap between the two forests for endangered wildlife.
Developers proposed a plan to bridge the strait separating the two cities with a massive suspension bridge.
Local authorities will attempt to bridge the gorge that has isolated the village since the flood.
Next year, a massive canal will bridge the distance between two of the country's largest bodies of freshwater.