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to list

to list

632 1.0
To write down names or items in order
  • verb
  • /lɪst/
translation icon : enumerar
  • I need to list all the ingredients needed for the recipe.
  • list names
  • list items
  • list the title

But wait, allow me to list the possible topics.

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Examples

  • Based on your contact with patients, list the most significant health needs in your community.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Airline records list a Captain Harold Macintosh as the pilot of flight 2207.

    Mission: Impossible II (2000)

  • I attempt to list out several different things.

  • So if you look in the book, it lists three main things.

  • And this is a way of trying to list the template care plans.

  • So what are the five ways that you list that are the roots of war?

    Lex Fridman

  • Shall I list the ingredients?

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

  • OK, now I didn't list these points, so let's go and do that.

  • So for the bookings you've dreamed of, list your property on booking.com.

  • A master list of articles can be listed by Lexile levels from 500L to 1600L.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to name
vsto list
974 1.0

To say the word that identifies a person or thing

is broader, covering any written or mentioned entries not only identification
to itemize
vsto list
  • US
22 4.1

To list things one by one with details

is about general mentioning rather than detailed separate entries
to enumerate
vsto list
19 6.3

To list or count items one by one

is used more generally to mention or include items rather than count each
to inventory
vsto list
12 4.1

To make a list of goods and their amounts in a business

is a general mentioning or written entries, not limited to complete records for accounts

Compounds

waiting list
59 2.0

A list of people who cannot get something now but want it

mailing list
52 2.7

A list of names and addresses used to send news or offers to many people

short list
38 3.7

A list of chosen people from a larger group for final selection

wish list
27 1.9

A list of things or experiences someone wants

shopping list
21 1.0

A list of things to buy

laundry list
  • Informal
19 4.3

A long written set of things or tasks, often boring

hit list
  • Offensive
17 7.8

A list of people marked to be harmed or killed, often by criminals

bucket list
17 3.8

A list of experiences a person wants to have before they die

A-list
15 5.7

Small group of the most famous or important people in an area, for example film and fashion

grocery list
  • US
12 1.0

A written or mental list of food and other items to buy at the store

list price
7 2.5

The price a seller shows for a product before any discount

wanted list
7 3.6

A list of people or things someone is looking for

price list
5 1.0

A list that shows the prices of goods or services

distribution list
2 3.1

A group of people or email addresses who receive the same message

class list
  • UK
1 3.9

An official list published after exams showing students and the degree class they received

death list
  • Offensive
1 9.3

A list of people someone plans to kill or hurt

honey do list
  • Informal
1 8.6

A list of small jobs one partner asks the other to do at home

sick list
  • Archaic
1 4.8

A list of people not at work because they are ill

stock list
1 3.4

A list of all items a shop or warehouse has for sale

Civil List
  • Archaic
9.9

Parliament gives money each year to pay official costs of the British royal family

clout list
  • Jargon
7.6

A list of people who have a lot of influence

free list
  • Specialized
4.4

A list of goods that do not have to pay import tax

list box
  • Specialized
3.7

A box that shows a list of items you can choose one or more from

list processing
  • Specialized
6.5

A way to work with data kept in a list on a computer

list system
  • Specialized
6.8

An election method where people vote for party lists and parties get seats according to their votes

list-processing language
  • Specialized
7.5

A computer language used to work with lists of information, often for artificial intelligence

honours list
  • UK
6.0

An official list showing the students who got top marks in degree exams

push-down list
  • Specialized
7.5

A list where the last thing you put in comes out first

How Many

to enumerate
19 6.3
to list
632 1.0
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

list infinitive
listed past
listed past participle
listing present participle
lists third person singular

Etymology

List (verb, to write items) comes from the same idea as the noun list—a 'strip' of paper for writing—so to list is to put names or items on that strip. That's why we say 'list' when we mean 'write several things down'.