backlist
backlist · backlists · backlisted · backlisting
To hold back a student's application based on whether a preferred candidate declines…To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
US/bˈæklˌɪst/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
(transitive)To place (a book) on a backlist.
Origin
From back + list.From back + list.
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Forms
backlists, backlisting, backlisted, backlisted| Base form | backlist · to backlist |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backlists |
| Present participle | backlisting |
| Past simple | backlisted |
| Past participle | backlisted |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle