list
1
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to be offered for sale, as in a catalog, at a specified price: This radio lists at $49.95.
Archaic.
enlist.
Origin of list
1SYNONYMS FOR list
1
register.
List,
catalog,
inventory,
roll,
schedule imply a definite arrangement of items.
List denotes a series of names, items, or figures arranged in a row or rows:
a list of groceries.
Catalog adds the idea of alphabetical or other orderly arrangement, and, often, descriptive particulars and details:
a library catalog. An
inventory is a detailed descriptive list of property, stock, goods, or the like made for legal or business purposes:
a store inventory. A
roll is a list of names of members of some defined group often used to ascertain their presence or absence:
a class roll. A
schedule is a methodical (especially official) list, often indicating the time or sequence of certain events:
a train schedule.
7 record, catalog.
8 enroll.
Words nearby list
Definition for list (2 of 6)
list
2
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
noun
adjective
made of selvages or strips of cloth.
verb (used with object)
Origin of list
2
before 900; Middle English
lista, Old English
līst border; cognate with Dutch
lijst, German
Leiste (Old High German
līsta)
Definition for list (3 of 6)
list
3
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
noun
a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship.
verb (used without object)
(of a ship or boat) to incline to one side; careen: The ship listed to starboard.
verb (used with object)
to cause (a vessel) to incline to one side: The shifting of the cargo listed the ship to starboard.
Origin of list
3
First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain
Definition for list (4 of 6)
list
4
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
verb (used with object)
to please.
to like or desire.
verb (used without object)
to like; wish; choose.
Origin of list
4
before 900; Middle English
listen, lusten, Old English (
ge)lystan to please; cognate with German
gelüsten, Old Norse
lysta to desire, akin to Gothic
lustōn to desire. See
lust
Definition for list (5 of 6)
list
5
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
verb (used without object)
to listen.
verb (used with object)
to listen to.
Origin of list
5
before 900; Middle English
listen, Old English
hlystan to listen, hear, derivative of
hlyst ear; cognate with Swedish
lysta; akin to Old Norse
hlusta to listen. See
listen
Definition for list (6 of 6)
List
[ list ]
/ lɪst /
noun
Frie·drich
[free-drik] /ˈfri drɪk/,1789–1846,
U.S. political economist and journalist, born in Germany.
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British Dictionary definitions for list (1 of 5)
list
1
/ (lɪst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of list
listable, adjectiveWord Origin for list
C17: from French, ultimately related to
list ²; compare Italian
lista list of names (earlier: border, strip, as of paper), Old High German
līsta border
British Dictionary definitions for list (2 of 5)
list
2
/ (lɪst) /
verb
(esp of ships) to lean over or cause to lean over to one side
noun
the act or an instance of leaning to one side
Word Origin for list
C17: origin unknown
British Dictionary definitions for list (3 of 5)
list
3
/ (lɪst) /
noun
verb (tr)
See also
lists
Word Origin for list
Old English
līst; related to Old High German
līsta
British Dictionary definitions for list (4 of 5)
list
4
/ (lɪst) archaic /
verb
to be pleasing to (a person)
(tr)
to desire or choose
noun
a liking or desire
Word Origin for list
Old English
lystan; related to Old High German
lusten and Gothic
lūston to desire
British Dictionary definitions for list (5 of 5)
Word Origin for list
Old English
hlystan; related to Old Norse
hlusta
Idioms and Phrases with list
list
see black list; enter the lists; sucker list.