ITEM


Meaning of ITEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ aɪtəm ]

( items)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

An item is one of a collection or list of objects.

The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing...

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see also collector’s item

2.

An item is one of a list of things for someone to do, deal with, or talk about.

The other item on the agenda is the tour.

= matter, topic

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3.

An item is a report or article in a newspaper or magazine, or on television or radio.

There was an item in the paper about him.

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4.

If you say that two people are an item , you mean that they are having a romantic or sexual relationship. ( INFORMAL )

She and Gino were an item.

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