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item

[ noun verb ahy-tuhm; adverb ahy-tem ]

noun

  1. a separate article or particular:

    50 items on the list.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.
  3. Slang. something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, especially something that is sensational or scandalous:

    The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.

  4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.
  5. an admonition or warning.
  6. Older Use. an intimation or hint.


adverb

  1. also; likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).

verb (used with object)

Archaic.
  1. to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.
  2. to make a note of.

item

noun

  1. a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection
  2. accounting an entry in an account
  3. a piece of information, detail, or note

    a news item

  4. informal.
    two people having a romantic or sexual relationship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr an archaic word for itemize
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. likewise; also
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·t noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of item1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “lɾ” (adverb), “the same” (noun), from Latin: “lɾ”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of item1

C14 (adv) from Latin: in like manner
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Example Sentences

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The many questions about the site continue to haunt many in Mexico, especially the searchers who arrived at the site in March and distributed photos of abandoned personal items, charred bones and other chilling finds.

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Axios reports that Trump's advisers are preparing for a potential third impeachment of the president and strategizing ways to pass key agenda items before a congressional trial gums up the works.

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Amazon Haul features items as low as $2.99 along with other discounts.

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One food item that I had, up until this point, not introduced to my air fryer was seafood.

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Temu started listing the "import charges" above the total price of its items.

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