LIST


Meaning of LIST in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ long , short

▪ complete , comprehensive , detailed , exhaustive , extensive , full

We are compiling a full ~ of all local businesses.

▪ endless

the endless ~ of excuses of why he could never make his appointments

▪ impressive

The show always featured an impressive ~ of guest stars.

▪ alphabetical

▪ waiting

We're on the waiting ~ for membership of the golf club.

▪ membership

the membership ~ of the Sierra Club

▪ grocery ( AmE ), shopping

▪ wine

a restaurant with excellent food and an outstanding wine ~

▪ mailing

▪ reading

For further information, see the reading ~ at the end of the chapter.

▪ best-seller

It was on the New York Times best-seller ~ for 25 weeks.

▪ priority

▪ task ( AmE ), to-do

It's high on her to-do ~.

▪ wish

I created a wish ~ of what I wanted in a new job.

▪ guest

▪ cast

The play has an impressive cast ~.

VERB + LIST

▪ assemble , compile , create , draw up , make , put together

▪ update

▪ narrow ( esp. BrE ), narrow down

They have narrowed their ~ of suspects to six.

▪ publish , release

▪ post

The restaurant is required to post a ~ of all the prices.

▪ put sth on

Did you put bread on the shopping ~?

▪ join

His name will likely join the ~ of other boardroom casualties.

▪ scan

Her teacher scanned the ~ of students' names.

▪ head , top

Job troubles top the ~ of stress factors for Americans today.

LIST + VERB

▪ comprise sth , consist of sth , contain sth , include sth

a ~ comprising all the paintings in the gallery

▪ grow

By July the ~ had grown to approximately 350 contributors.

▪ continue , go on

Inadequate space, lack of privacy, unpleasant lighting … the ~ goes on.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

Names of past members are not included in the ~.

▪ on a/the ~

I can't see your name on the ~.

▪ ~ for

We acquired a waiting ~ for works by these artists.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of 200 names

PHRASES

▪ the bottom of a ~ , the top of a ~

Variety is near the top of many people's ~ of job requirements.

▪ high on a ~

Safety is high on our ~ of priorities.

▪ a ~ of priorities

Going to the bank is top of my ~ of priorities today.

II.

verb

List is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ census , ↑ chart , ↑ document , ↑ index , ↑ inventory , ↑ magazine , ↑ menu , ↑ page , ↑ report

List is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ingredient , ↑ name , ↑ reason

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .