item

[ahy-tuhm, ahy-tem]

noun

1. a separate article or particular.

   50 items on the list.

   Synonyms: entry, heading, thing

2. a separate piece of information or news, as a short piece in a newspaper or broadcast.

3. Slang.,  something suitable for a news paragraph or as a topic of gossip, especially something that is sensational or scandalous.

   The bandleader and the new female singer are an item.

4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter I.

5. an admonition or warning.

6. Older Use.,  an intimation or hint.

adverb

1. also; likewise (used especially to introduce each article or statement in a list or series).

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to set down or enter as an item, or by or in items.

2. to make a note of.

item

noun

1. a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection

2. accounting an entry in an account

3. a piece of information, detail, or note

   a news item

4. informal,  two people having a romantic or sexual relationship

verb

1. (tr) an archaic word for itemize

adverb

1. likewise; also

Other Word Forms

• subitem noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of item¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: “likewise” (adverb), “the same” (noun), from Latin: “likewise”

Word History and Origins

Origin of item¹

C14 (adv) from Latin: in like manner

Example Sentences

And other items cannot be considered ultra-processed, including raw agricultural commodities.

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The EU has already defined dairy items as products coming from the "normal mammary secretion".

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"When loading our belongings on a cart, I put my children on top of it all and tell them to play with the items, like the kitchen stuff," Hadeel told me.

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Several items, described as "irreplaceable" by the boss of the museum, were stolen from a display case and are yet to be found.

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The workers quietly and carefully tackle each room of the house while the garage has been turned into another cleaning zone where they box salvaged items.

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Related Words

• component 
• element 
• feature 
• information 
• piece 
• thing