item
gb/ˈaɪtəm/ us/ˈaɪtəm/
A2
Englanti
~ 1000
tétel, darab, pont, hír, együtt van, pár
SUBSTANTIIVI
A2
1
Käyttömalli:
[an] item of [something]
There are five items on the agenda for today's meeting.
A mai megbeszélés napirendjén öt pont szerepel.
Each clothing item is marked with a price tag.
Minden ruhadarabon van árcédula.
This news item has been trending all day.
Please check each item before you pack it.
The menu has several new items this season.
Oppijaesimerkit
I bought three items at the store.
Három dolgot vettem a boltban.
This is the first item on the list.
Ez az első tétel a listán.
That item is very expensive.
We will talk about the last item today.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'item' with 'object', but 'item' often implies it is part of a set or list.
Merkitys
A single separate thing
Kollokaatiot
news item
|menu item
|clothing item
|agenda item
|list item
Synonyymit
thing (More general and less formal; can refer to anything, not just a listed element.)
|
entry (Often used for something in a list or record, especially in data or logs.)
Antonyymit
whole (Refers to the complete set rather than a single unit.)
Teemat
daily life
|business
|shopping
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
One thing in a group or list.
An individual thing, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B1
2
hír
A2
Käyttömalli:
[a/an] item about [something]
The evening bulletin included an item about the election results.
Az esti híradóban volt egy hír a választási eredményekről.
There's an interesting news item on page three.
Van egy érdekes hír a harmadik oldalon.
The magazine had a small item on the celebrity's wedding.
Oppijaesimerkit
I read a short item about the weather.
Olvastam egy rövid hírt az időjárásról.
The TV showed an item about sports.
A tévében volt egy hír a sportról.
That newspaper has an item about my city.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may think 'item' here means a physical object; in media it refers to information.
Merkitys
A separate news story
Kollokaatiot
news item
|brief item
|feature item
Synonyymit
story (Common journalistic term; more narrative-focused.)
Teemat
media
|journalism
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Määritelmä
A short news story or report.
A single piece of news or a short article in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast.
SUBSTANTIIVI
B2
INFORMAL
3
együtt van
A2
pár
A2
Käyttömalli:
be [an] item
Everyone at the office knows they’re an item.
Az irodában mindenki tudja, hogy együtt vannak.
They became an item after working together on the project.
A projekten végzett közös munka után összejöttek.
Are you and Tom an item now?
Oppijaesimerkit
They are an item now.
Ők most már együtt vannak.
She and John are an item.
Ő Johnnal van együtt.
My friends are an item.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may not realize this is informal and mainly used in spoken English.
Merkitys
Two people dating each other
Kollokaatiot
be an item
Synonyymit
couple (More neutral and common; not as colloquial.)
Teemat
relationships
Määritelmä
Two people who are boyfriend and girlfriend or partners.
Two people who are known to be in a romantic relationship.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
item
IPA
GB/ˈaɪtəm/
US/ˈaɪtəm/
Tavut ja painotus
item (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (item)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: item
- Plural: items
Sanaperhe
Forms
items
noun
Related words
itemize
verb
Advanced or less common
itemization
noun
Ilmaukset
be an item
1/bˈi ən ˈaɪtəm/
fixed phrase
informal
Be in a romantic relationship
To be boyfriend and girlfriend or partners.
Esimerkit
- They've been an item since last summer.
- Rumor has it those two are an item.
item by item
1/ˈaɪtəm bˈaɪ ˈaɪtəm/
fixed phrase
One at a time, in order
Looking at or doing each thing one after another.
Esimerkit
- We went through the list item by item to check for mistakes.
- The inspector examined the goods item by item.