Definition of 'list'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense lists
, present participle listing
, past tense, past participle listed
1. countable noun
A list of things such as names or addresses is a set of them which all belong to a particular category, written down one below the other.
2. See also Civil List, hit list, honours list, laundry list, mailing list, shopping list, waiting list
3. countable noun
A list of things is a set of them that you think of as being in a particular order.
4. verb
To list several things such as reasons or names means to write or say them one after another, usually in a particular order.
6. verb
If a company is listed, or if it lists, on a stock exchange, it obtains an official quotation for its shares so that people
can buy and sell them.
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list in British English 1
noun
1.
an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written or printed one under the
other
2. computing
a linearly ordered data structure
3. See be on the danger list
verb
4. (transitive)
to make a list of
5. (transitive)
to include in a list
7. (transitive) stock exchange
to obtain an official quotation for (a security) so that it may be traded on the recognized market
8. an archaic word for enlist
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Derived forms
listable (ˈlistable) adjective
Word origin
C17: from French, ultimately related to list2; compare Italian lista list of names (earlier: border, strip, as of paper), Old High German līsta border
Word Frequency
list in British English 3
noun
1.
a border or edging strip, esp of cloth
2. a less common word for selvage
4. another word for fillet (sense 8)
verb (transitive)
7.
to border with or as if with a list or lists
8. agriculture
to plough (land) so as to form lists
9.
to cut a list from (a board, plank, etc)
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Word origin
Old English līst; related to Old High German līstaWord Frequency
list in British English 4
noun
3.
a liking or desire
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Word origin
Old English lystan; related to Old High German lusten and Gothic lūston to desire
Word Frequency
list in British English 5
verb
an archaic or poetic word for listen
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Word origin
Old English hlystan; related to Old Norse hlustaWord Frequency
list in American English 1
noun
3.
the selvage of cloth
4.
a series of names, words, numbers, etc. set forth in order; catalog, roll, etc.
5. US
a ridge of earth between two furrows
6.
lists verb transitive
7. Obsolete
to edge with, or arrange in, stripes or bands
8.
a.
to set forth (a series of names, items, etc.) in order
b.
to enter (a name, item, etc.) in a list, directory, catalog, etc.
10.
to trim a strip of wood, esp. sapwood, from the edge of (a board)
verb intransitive
SYNONYMY NOTE: list1, the broadest in scope of these terms, applies to a series of items of any kind,
no matter what the arrangement or purpose; catalog implies methodical arrangement, usually alphabetical, and is used of lists of articles
for sale or on exhibit, library card files, etc.; an inventory is an itemized list of goods, property, etc., especially one made annually in business;
a register is a book, etc. in which names, events, or other items are formally or officially
recorded [a register of voters]; a roll is an official list of the members of an organization, especially as used for checking
attendance12. US
to plow with a lister
13.
to be listed for sale, as in a catalog (at the price specified)
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Word origin
ME liste, merging < OE, a hem, border & Anglo-Fr < OFr < Gmc *lista, akin to Ger leiste < IE base *leizd-, edge, border > L lira, line, furrow, Alb leth, the raised border of a plot of ground, wall; (sense 4) from the idea of a narrow
slip of paper
Word Frequency
list in American English 2
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to tilt to one side, as a ship
noun
2.
a tilting or inclining to one side
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Word origin
prob. specialized use of list3Word Frequency
list in American English 3
verb transitive
verb intransitive
noun
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Word Frequency
list in American English 4
verb transitive, verb intransitive
Archaic
to listen (to)
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Word origin
ME listen < OE hlystan < base of hlyst, hearing, akin to Ger lauschen, dial. laustern < IE base *leu-, to hear > L cluere, to be called
Word Frequency
list in American English 1
(lɪst)
noun
1.
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record
a list of members
2. See list price
4.
a complete record of stocks handled by a stock exchange
transitive verb
6.
to set down together in a list; make a list of
to list the membership of a club
7.
to enter in a list, directory, catalog, etc
to list them among the members
8.
9. Computing
to print or display in a list
Let's list the whole program and see where the bug is
10.
to register (a security) on a stock exchange so that it may be traded there
11. archaic
to enlist
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. register. list, catalog, inventory, roll, schedule imply a definite arrangement of items. list denotes a series of names, items, or figures arranged in a row or rows: a list of groceries. catalog adds the idea of alphabetical or other orderly arrangement, and, often, descriptive
particulars and details: a library catalog. An inventory is a detailed descriptive list of property, stock, goods, or the like made for legal
or business purposes: a store inventory. A roll is a list of names of members of some defined group often used to ascertain their
presence or absence: a class roll. A schedule is a methodical (esp. official) list, often indicating the time or sequence of certain
events: a train schedule. 6. record, catalog. 7. enroll.12.
to be offered for sale, as in a catalog, at a specified price
This radio lists at $49.95
13. archaic
enlist
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Word origin
[1595–1605; special use of list2 (roll of names, perh. orig. of contestants in the lists); cf. F liste ‹ It lista roll of names, earlier, band, strip (e.g., of paper), border ‹ OHG (G Leiste)]Word Frequency
list in American English 2
(lɪst)
noun
1.
a border or bordering strip, usually of cloth
2.
a selvage
3.
selvages collectively
4.
a strip of cloth or other material
5.
a strip or band of any kind
6.
a stripe of color
7.
a division of the hair or beard
8.
one of the ridges or furrows of earth made by a lister
9.
a strip of material, as bark or sapwood, to be trimmed from a board
adjective
11.
made of selvages or strips of cloth
transitive verb
12.
to produce furrows and ridges on (land) with a lister
13.
to prepare (ground) for planting by making ridges and furrows
14.
to cut away a narrow strip of wood from the edge of (a stave, plank, etc.)
15. obsolete
to apply a border or edge to
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME lista, OE līst border; c. D lijst, G Leiste (OHG līsta)]Word Frequency
list in American English 3
(lɪst)
noun
1.
a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship
intransitive verb
2. (of a ship or boat)
to incline to one side; careen
The ship listed to starboard
transitive verb
SYNONYMS 2, 3. tilt, slant, heel.3.
to cause (a vessel) to incline to one side
The shifting of the cargo listed the ship to starboard
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Word origin
[1620–30; orig. uncert.]Word Frequency
list in American English 4
(lɪst)
archaic
transitive verb
1.
to please
2.
to like or desire
intransitive verb
3.
to like; wish; choose
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME listen, lusten, OE (ge)lystan to please; c. G gelüsten, ON lysta to desire, akin to Goth lustōn to desire. See lust]Word Frequency
list in American English 5
(lɪst)
archaic
intransitive verb
1.
to listen
transitive verb
2.
to listen to
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Word origin
[bef. 900; ME listen, OE hlystan to listen, hear, deriv. of hlyst ear; c. Sw lysta; akin to ON hlusta to listen. See listen]Examples of 'list' in a sentence
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British English: list
/lɪst/ NOUN
A list is a set of things which all belong to a particular category, written down one below the other.
On the shopping list are chicken, lamb, and fish.
- American English: list /ˈlɪst/
- Arabic: قَائِمَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: lista
- Chinese: 清单
- Croatian: popis
- Czech: seznam
- Danish: liste
- Dutch: lijst
- European Spanish: lista
- Finnish: lista
- French: liste
- German: Liste
- Greek: κατάλογος
- Italian: lista
- Japanese: 一覧表
- Korean: 목록
- Norwegian: liste
- Polish: spis
- European Portuguese: lista
- Romanian: listă
- Russian: список
- Latin American Spanish: lista
- Swedish: lista
- Thai: รายการ
- Turkish: liste
- Ukrainian: перелік
- Vietnamese: danh sách
British English: list
/lɪst/ VERB
To list a set of things means to write them or say them one after another, usually in a particular order.
Concerts are listed by date, then by city.
- American English: list /ˈlɪst/
- Arabic: يُعِدُّ الْقَائْمَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: listar
- Chinese: 列出
- Croatian: popisati
- Czech: sepsat
- Danish: opføre
- Dutch: vermelden
- European Spanish: enumerar
- Finnish: luetella
- French: énumérer
- German: auflisten
- Greek: καταρτίζω κατάλογο
- Italian: elencare
- Japanese: 一覧表を作る
- Korean: 목록에 기재하다
- Norwegian: føre opp
- Polish: spisać
- European Portuguese: listar
- Romanian: a lista
- Russian: составлять список
- Latin American Spanish: enumerar
- Swedish: räkna upp
- Thai: ลงรายการ
- Turkish: listelemek
- Ukrainian: складати перелік
- Vietnamese: liệt kê
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