item
//ˈaɪ.təm//
formalForms
- Plural
- items
- present (v1)
- item
- past (v2)
- itemed
- past participle (v3)
- itemed
- present participle
- iteming
- 3rd person singular
- items
Definitions
1.A distinct physical object.
- Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
2.An object that can be picked up for later use.
3.A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
- Beyond being mere items of a legal code, they [the mitzvot] are the very basis of the relationship that God and the people Israel have established.
4.A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
1.To make a note of.
1.likewise
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1048
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”).
The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”).