to label

Examples

• All

• There's a reason we have bins labeled "recycle. "

  Independence Day (1996)

• If that task is a problem for your students, label shelves with pictures or text.

  Academic text (2013)

• Every single box is labeled "kitchen."

  All My Life (2020)

• Label that as high priority.

  Mandy the Haunted Doll (2018)

• Each station needs to be labeled so that pupils know what to expect at the center.

  Academic text (1999)

• The size and shape of a small shoe box, it was labeled "European Cable News Service."

  Fiction book (1996)

• One side of the T-Chart is labeled "Staff," and the other is labeled "Youth."

  Academic text (2013)

• Finally, the sample cup was placed in a labeled plastic bag for later laboratory analysis by FAAS.

  Academic text (2008)

• Here are the canisters, all properly labeled listing the contents.

  Main Street (2010)

• I made dinner for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and I labeled which is for which days…

  The Lost Daughter (2021)

Synonyms

M

to mark

vsto label

203 1.4

Use a sign or symbol to identify something

is more about attaching identifying information than using simple signs

T

to term

vsto label

• Formal

53 3.9

To call something by a particular name

is about physically attaching identifying information rather than naming

T

to tag

vsto label

• Texting

44 2.4

To attach a label to something to show who or what it is

is the same action but focuses on adding identifying information to an item

C

to code

vsto label

38 4.7

To mark something with numbers or signs to identify it

is about attaching general identifying information rather than systematic codes

S

to stamp

vsto label

14 4.4

To give someone a simple label or description that may not fit

is focused on neutral identification by attaching information rather than judging

Phrasal Verbs

L

to label someone a slutbag

• Offensive

9.9

Call someone a rude name that says they have many partners

Compounds

L

label of

4 5.9

A name people give someone for their actions or group

R

recording label

1 3.2

A company that makes and sells music recordings for singers and bands

G

gummed label

1 3.7

Small paper sticker with glue on the back that sticks when wet

How Identifying

to identify

∞ 1.8

to label

92 1.0

to name

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology