Item — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪɾəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪtəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪtəm/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪɾəm/.

Examples

he noticed an item in the New York Times
she had several items on her shopping list
the main point on the agenda was taken up first

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

token detail point particular

Parts of Speech

noun	a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list “he noticed an item in the New York Times”
noun	a small part that can be considered separately from the whole “it was perfect in all details”
noun	a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection “they reduced the price on many items”
noun	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole “several of the details are similar”
noun	an individual instance of a type of symbol “the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'”
adverb	(used when listing or enumerating items) also; -Philip Guedalla “a length of chain, item a hook”

Word Forms

itemize	verb	specify individually
itemise	verb	specify individually
detail	verb	provide details for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Artikel

ein eindeutiger Teil, der separat in einer Gruppe von Dingen angegeben werden kann, die in einer Liste aufgelistet werden könnten

🇫🇷French

article

une partie distincte qui peut être spécifiée séparément dans un groupe de choses qui pourraient être énumérées sur une liste

🇪🇸Spanish

artículo

una parte distinta que se puede especificar por separado en un grupo de cosas que podrían enumerarse en una lista

🇮🇹Italian

articolo

una parte distinta che può essere specificata separatamente in un gruppo di cose che potrebbero essere enumerate in un elenco

🇷🇺Russian

элемент

отдельная часть, которую можно указать отдельно в группе вещей, которые можно перечислить в списке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वस्तु

एक विशिष्ट भाग जिसे चीजों के समूह में अलग से निर्दिष्ट किया जा सकता है जिसे किसी सूची में गिना जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আইটেম

একটি স্বতন্ত্র অংশ যা একটি তালিকায় গণনা করা যেতে পারে এমন জিনিসগুলির একটি গ্রুপে আলাদাভাবে নির্দিষ্ট করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

பொருள்

ஒரு பட்டியலில் பட்டியலிடக்கூடிய விஷயங்களின் குழுவில் தனித்தனியாக குறிப்பிடக்கூடிய ஒரு தனித்துவமான பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

అంశం

జాబితాలో పేర్కొనబడే విషయాల సమూహంలో విడిగా పేర్కొనబడే ఒక ప్రత్యేక భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

आयटम

एक वेगळा भाग जो सूचीमध्ये गणला जाऊ शकतो अशा गोष्टींच्या गटामध्ये स्वतंत्रपणे निर्दिष्ट केला जाऊ शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસ્તુ

એક અલગ ભાગ કે જે વસ્તુઓના જૂથમાં અલગથી ઉલ્લેખિત કરી શકાય છે જે સૂચિમાં ગણી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಐಟಂ

ಪಟ್ಟಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಗುಂಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇനം

ഒരു ലിസ്റ്റിൽ കണക്കാക്കാവുന്ന ഒരു കൂട്ടം കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ പ്രത്യേകം വ്യക്തമാക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਈਟਮ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਖਰੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸੂਚੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਣਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آئٹم

ایک الگ حصہ جو چیزوں کے ایک گروپ میں الگ الگ بیان کیا جا سکتا ہے جسے فہرست میں شمار کیا جا سکتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

物品

可以在列表中枚举的一组事物中单独指定的不同部分

🇯🇵Japanese

アイテム

リストに列挙できるもののグループ内で個別に指定できる個別の部分

🇰🇷Korean

목

목록에 열거될 수 있는 항목 그룹에서 별도로 지정할 수 있는 고유한 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mục

một phần riêng biệt có thể được chỉ định riêng trong một nhóm sự vật có thể được liệt kê trong danh sách

🇹🇭Thai

รายการ

ส่วนที่ชัดเจนซึ่งสามารถระบุแยกต่างหากในกลุ่มของสิ่งต่าง ๆ ที่สามารถระบุในรายการได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

barang

bagian berbeda yang dapat ditentukan secara terpisah dalam sekelompok hal yang dapat disebutkan dalam suatu daftar

🇵🇭Filipino

aytem

isang natatanging bahagi na maaaring tukuyin nang hiwalay sa isang pangkat ng mga bagay na maaaring itala sa isang listahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرض

جزء مميز يمكن تحديده بشكل منفصل في مجموعة من الأشياء التي يمكن تعدادها في القائمة

🇮🇷Persian

مورد

یک بخش مجزا که می تواند به طور جداگانه در گروهی از چیزهایی که می تواند در یک لیست برشمرد مشخص شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

öğe

bir listede numaralandırılabilecek bir grup şeyde ayrı ayrı belirtilebilen ayrı bir bölüm

🇮🇱Hebrew

פָּרִיט

חלק נבדל שניתן לציין בנפרד בקבוצה של דברים שניתן למנות ברשימה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'item'?

The primary meaning of 'item' is 'a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'item' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'item' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'item' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'item' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'item' easy to spell?

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