item
Syllables: i·temUK/ˈaɪ.təm//ˈaɪ.təm/
item noun: a distinct physical object. Also the ellipsis of item girl.
Noun (1)
item (plural items)
- A distinct physical object.
- Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
- The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32
- An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- the items in a bill
- In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
- 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.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
- Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- Jack and Jill are an item.
- Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby
- Synonyms:
- couple
- A short article in a newspaper.
- an item concerning the weather
- A hint; an innuendo.
- A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
Verb
item (third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed)
- To make a note of.
Adverb
item (not comparable)
Noun (2) capitalized: Item
Item
- radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter I.
- Synonyms:
- India
Also used as
item is also the ellipsis of item girl.
item meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
item in Hindi
- वस्तु, आइटम, मद
item in Tamil
- உருப்படி, உருப்படியை
item in Marathi
- distinct physical object
- वस्तू vastū
item in Urdu
- آئٹم, شے
More languagesFewer languages
- item in Bengali
- আইটেম, আইটেমিং
- item in Telugu
- అంశం, ఐటెం, ఐటం
- item in Malayalam
- ഇനം, സാധനം, ഐറ്റം
- item in Kannada
- ಐಟಂ, ವಸ್ತು
- item in Punjabi
- ਵਸਤੂ, ਆਈਟਮ
- item in Gujarati
- વસ્તુ, આઇટમ, વસ્તુને
- item in Odia
- ଆଇଟମ୍
- item in Nepali
- वस्तु
- item in Arabic
- بَنْد band
- item in Indonesian
- benda, objek
- item in Vietnamese
- vật phẩm
Examples of item in a sentence
- We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G, depending on various factors.
- You may be able to barter for some of the items you need at the local market.
- At this point in the meeting, I'd like to propose a new item for the agenda.
Synonyms of item
Forms of item
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | items |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | items |
| present participle | iteming |
| past participle | itemed |
| past | itemed |
Origin of item
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”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".
Words formed from item
- action item
- big-ticket item
- blind item
- end item
- individual item picking
- interitem
- item girl
- itemization
- itemize
- itemise
- item journal
- item number
- item of clothing
- item set
- itemset
- itemwise
- lexical item
- line item
- line-item veto
- multiitem
- news item
- nonstandard item
- novelty item
- service item
- subitem
- vanity item
Phrases with item
Questions about item
- What does item mean?
- Item means a distinct physical object.
- What is item in Hindi?
- Item in Hindi is वस्तु, आइटम, मद. See Item meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is item?
- Item can be a noun, a verb or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce item?
- Item is pronounced /ˈaɪ.təm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of item?
- The plural of item is items.
Words near item in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: item (page history and authors); Item (page history and authors); item (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); item (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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