list

list is on the Basic English 850 List.

liquid - list - little

list is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

link - list - listen

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /lɪst/
• SAMPA: /lIst/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular list

Plural lists

A list of songs

An icon for a list

1. (countable) A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.

   I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.

   Did you call everyone on the phone list?

   I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.

Verb

Plain form list

Third-person singular lists

Past tense listed

Past participle listed

Present participle listing

The ship on the left is listing to one side

1. (transitive) If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.

   OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.

   The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.

2. (intransitive) If a ship lists, it leans to one side.