Itemize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

specify individually

place on a list of items

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪɾəmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪtəmˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪtəmˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪɾəmˌaɪz/.

Examples

She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
itemize one's tax deductions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

itemise recite enumerate

Parts of Speech

verb	specify individually “She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered”
verb	place on a list of items “itemize one's tax deductions”

Word Forms

enumeration	noun	a numbered list
itemization	noun	the act of making a list of items
item	noun	a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
itemisation	noun	the act of making a list of items

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auflisten

individuell angeben

🇫🇷French

détailler

préciser individuellement

🇪🇸Spanish

detallar

especificar individualmente

🇮🇹Italian

dettagliare

specificare individualmente

🇳🇱Dutch

specificeren

individueel opgeven

🇵🇹Portuguese

discriminar

especifique individualmente

🇷🇺Russian

перечислять

уточняйте индивидуально

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गणना

व्यक्तिगत रूप से निर्दिष्ट करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আইটেমাইজ করা

পৃথকভাবে নির্দিষ্ট করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உருப்படியாக்கு

தனித்தனியாக குறிப்பிடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంశంగా మార్చండి

వ్యక్తిగతంగా పేర్కొనండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आयटम करणे

वैयक्तिकरित्या निर्दिष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આઇટમાઇઝ કરો

વ્યક્તિગત રીતે સ્પષ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಐಟಂ ಮಾಡಿ

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇനമാക്കുക

വ്യക്തിഗതമായി വ്യക്തമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਈਟਮਾਈਜ਼

ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

آئٹمائز

انفرادی طور پر وضاحت کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逐项列出

单独指定

🇯🇵Japanese

箇条書きにする

個別に指定する

🇰🇷Korean

항목별로 분류하다

개별적으로 지정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chia thành từng mục

chỉ định riêng

🇹🇭Thai

ลงรายละเอียด

ระบุเป็นรายบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperinci

tentukan secara individual

🇵🇭Filipino

iisa-isa

tukuyin nang paisa-isa

🇲🇾Malay

merincikan

nyatakan secara individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فصل

تحديد بشكل فردي

🇮🇷Persian

جزئی کردن

به صورت جداگانه مشخص کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıntılarıyla sıralamak

ayrı ayrı belirtin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַרֵט

לציין בנפרד

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The primary meaning of 'itemize' is 'specify individually'.

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

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

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