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noun | verb labellabel1 /ˈleɪbəl/ ●●● S2 W3 AWL noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYlabel1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French long narrow piece of cloth ► on the label It says “wash in warm water” on the label. 1 a piece of paper or other material that is attached to something and has information about that thing printed on it → sticker: He picked up the bottle and read the label.label on the label on the box It says “wash in warm water” on the label.2 (also record label) a company that produces records: The group’s next album will be on the Warner label.3a company that designs and makes clothes, especially expensive ones, or a piece of the clothing that they make: a designer label4a word or phrase that is used to describe a person, group, or thing, but that is often unfair or not correct: He was given the label “communist” for his opposition to the Vietnam War. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French long narrow piece of cloth] noun | verb labellabel2 ●○○ AWL verb (labeled, labeling also labelled, labelling) [transitive] VERB TABLElabel |
Present | I, you, we, they | label | | he, she, it | labels | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | labeled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have labeled | | he, she, it | has labeled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had labeled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will label | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have labeled |
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Present | I | am labeling | | he, she, it | is labeling | | you, we, they | are labeling | Past | I, he, she, it | was labeling | | you, we, they | were labeling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been labeling | | he, she, it | has been labeling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been labeling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be labeling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been labeling |
1to attach a label to something or write information on something: Label the diagram clearly.label something something The file was labeled “Top Secret.”label something with something She labeled each jar with its contents and the date.2to use a particular word or phrase to describe someone or something, often unfairly or in an incorrect way: label somebody/something (as) something His teachers had labeled him a troublemaker. |