Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

    to article an apprentice to a mechanic

    bind by a contract; especially for a training period

  2. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

  3. (obsolete)To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

Examples

817 sentences
  1. These articles are not for sale.

    Ці товари не для продажу. — deniko

    ruЭти товары не для продажи. — odexed

  2. I want to write an article.

    Я хочу написати статтю. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу написать статью. — marafon

    deIch will einen Artikel schreiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. That article was written in English.

    Ця стаття була написана англійською. — deniko

    ruТа статья написана на английском. — whatnot

    deDieser Artikel wurde auf Englisch verfasst. — Yorwba

  4. A coat is an article of clothing.

    Пальто — предмет одягу. — deniko

    ruПальто - это предмет одежды. — marafon

    deEin Mantel ist ein Kleidungsstück. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I read an article about acid rain yesterday.

    Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese

    ruЯ вчера прочитал статью про кислотные дожди. — Wadimiy

    deIch habe gestern einen Artikel über sauren Regen gelesen. — Zaghawa

Origin

From Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus (“a joint, limb

From Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus (“a joint, limb, member, part, division, the article in grammar, a point of time”), from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus (“that which is fit together; juncture, ordering”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Doublet of articulus.

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Forms

articles, articling, articled, articled
Base formarticle · to article
3rd person singulararticles
Present participlearticling
Past simplearticled
Past participlearticled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyarticle
he, she, itarticles

Past simpleLesson

all personsarticled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave articled
he, she, ithas articled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill article

Word family

1 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • an an article
  • read the article
  • an article for
  • the whole article
  • article out of
  • an article about
  • read this article
  • this article is
  • whole article

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
article — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto