to inventory
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈɪnvənˌtɔri/
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inventariar
- The manager asked her team to inventory the supplies in the office to ensure they had enough for the next project.
- inventoried our collections
OK, so one I would say again, take inventory of your closet.
- OK, so one I would say again, take inventory of your closet.
- One thing that's really powerful is to kind of inventory.
Examples
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We've inventoried everything.
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I've inventoried all materials on hand.
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We have to inventory our equipment.
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I'll need to inventory the items on her person at the time of her arrest.
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OK, so one I would say again, take inventory of your closet.
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This also helps me inventory and make sure I know when I have in stock and when I don't.
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I have to, uh, inventory the pantry today.
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I heard they had to inventory something like 194,000 pieces of evidence.
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Audubon members inventoried areas for which there were little or no data.
Academic text (2001) -
Each night, the stevedore shook me awake and made me watch as he carefully inventoried his possessions.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To write down names or items in order
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4.8
To carefully check what you have and how things are going
To count and check the goods a shop or warehouse has
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.5
A list of questions that asks about a person's feelings, thoughts and behaviour
- Specialized
A questionnaire of yes or no questions that measures people's personality and behavior
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A set of questions people answer to see if they are outgoing or shy and how steady their feelings are
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A long set of questions psychologists use to learn about a person's personality and mental health
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A way of recording and valuing goods a business has to manage them
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A questionnaire where people answer questions about their own thoughts, feelings or actions
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A set of questions people answer about their own thoughts and behavior to show what kind of person they are
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Inventory as a verb comes from the same old word inventarium and connects to invent ('to find'). To inventory something is to find and write down its items, so the verb means 'make a complete list'.