list

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪst/

Idioms

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[countable] a series of names, items, figures, etc., especially when they are written or printed
- The guest list includes numerous celebrities.
- on the list Is your name on the list?
- I'll add you to the email list.
- Her novel shot to the top of the bestseller list.
- He plays drums, guitar, piano, flute, the list goes on.
- list of something a list of names/candidates/questions
- I made a list of things to do.
- They compiled a list of all the items they'd need.
- to draw up a list
- Going to the bank tops my list of priorities today.
- Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints.
see also A-list, active list, B-list, bucket list, dean’s list, disabled list, hit list, laundry list, mailing list, reading list, shopping list, shortlist, to-do list, waiting list, wait list, wine list, wish list, word list, Z-list
Extra Examples
- For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter.
- Her teacher scanned the list of students' names.
- It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 25 weeks.
- Names of past members are not included in the list.
- The play has an impressive cast list.
- The restaurant is required to post a list of all the prices.
- The show always featured an impressive list of guest stars.
- They have narrowed their list of suspects to six.
- There's an alphabetical list of department stores at the back of the book.
- They were asked to add their names to the bottom of the list.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- complete
- …
verb + list
- assemble
- compile
- create
- …
list + verb
- comprise something
- consist of something
- contain something
- …
preposition
- in a/the list
- on a/the list
- list for
- …
phrases
- the bottom of a list
- the top of a list
- high on a list
- …
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[singular] the fact of a ship leaning to one side
- The ship had a noticeable list to the starboard side.
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Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste, of Germanic origin. noun sense 2 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.

Idioms

be on/off the danger list

(British English) to be so ill that you may die; to no longer be very ill

list

verb

OPAL WOPAL S

/lɪst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they list	/lɪst/ /lɪst/
he / she / it lists	/lɪsts/ /lɪsts/
past simple listed	/ˈlɪstɪd/ /ˈlɪstɪd/
past participle listed	/ˈlɪstɪd/ /ˈlɪstɪd/
-ing form listing	/ˈlɪstɪŋ/ /ˈlɪstɪŋ/

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[transitive] list something to write a list of things in a particular order
- We were asked to list our ten favourite songs.
- The key items are listed below.
- Towns in the guide are listed alphabetically.
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- He had listed all the hotels in the area for us.
- The book lists every ship still in service.
[transitive, often passive] to mention or include somebody/something in a list
- be listed in something Key benefits are listed in Table 1.
- be listed among somebody/something The koala is listed among Australia's endangered animals.
- be listed as something soldiers listed as missing
- be listed under something Articles may be listed under more than one heading.
[intransitive, transitive] list (at something) | list something (especially North American English) to be put or put something in a list of things for sale
- This laptop lists at $500.
[intransitive] (of a ship) to lean to one side
- She began to list dangerously and the order was given to abandon ship.

Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste, of Germanic origin. verb sense 4 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.