item
A distinct physical objectA distinct physical object.
» I always buy expensive items on credit.
Дорогі речі я зажди купую в кредит.
Meaning
8 sensesA distinct physical object.
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
Ding, Gegenstand, Stück
предме́тpredmét, шту́каštúka, вещьveščʹ
(broadly)An object that can be picked up for later use.
Gegenstand
A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
the items in a bill
In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
строкаstroka, позицияpozicija, пунктpunkt
пози́ціяpozýcija, пунктpunkt
A question on a test, which may include its answers.
The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
пита́нняpytánnja
(informal)Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Jack and Jill are an item.
параpara
A short article in a newspaper.
an item concerning the weather
статья́ f заме́ткаstatʹjá
стаття́stattjá, замі́ткаzamítka
(obsolete)A hint; an innuendo.
- a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
Examples
382 sentencesI always buy expensive items on credit.
Дорогі речі я зажди купую в кредит.
Please check all the items on this list.
Будь ласка, перевір всі пункти на цьому списку.
Did you know Tom and Mary were an item?
Ти знав, що Том і Мері разом?
Did you buy all the items on the list?
Ти купив усі речі зі списку?
This is a collector's item.
Це колекційний предмет.
ruЭто коллекционный предмет.
deDas ist ein Sammlerstück.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present EnglisFrom Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".
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Forms
plural: itemsSynonyms
10 synonyms- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list:point
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole:detailpoint
- an individual instance of a type of symbol:token
- a small part that can be considered separately from the whole:detailparticular
Word family
23 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- item on the
- the items on
- an an item
- all the items