Enumerate - English meaning

noun

A complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Usage examples:

The catalogue offered profiles of some social justice ngos from around the world who had been using…

verb

Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).

Usage examples:

It will be some time before the collection is fully catalogued

noun

A book that contains a list of all the products that you can buy from a company, including descriptions and prices for each product

Usage examples:

The auction house produces a catalogue full of colour photographs for each sale, available two week…

verb

Refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.

Usage examples:

Authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited

noun

A citation.

Usage examples:

He just checked the cites and published the opinions unchanged.

verb

To mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened

Usage examples:

She cited three reasons why people get into debt., cite something as something the company cited a …

noun

An individual fact or item.

Usage examples:

We shall consider every detail of the bill

verb

Give full information about.

Usage examples:

The report details proposals to improve public transport

noun

A particular fact or item of information, often noticed only after giving something your close attention, or such facts or items considered as a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have a report of a serious accident on route 23, but so far no details., [ u ] she showed …

verb

Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).

Usage examples:

She gave him presents and clothes

noun

Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.

Usage examples:

Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified

verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.

verb

Present as a list of individual items.

Usage examples:

I have itemized the morning's tasks

verb

To list particular things separately

Usage examples:

I always itemize deductions on my income tax.

verb

To list things such as payments or charges separately, usually including details about each

Usage examples:

He was accused of failing to report payments to political consultants and failing to itemize credit…

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

verb

Refer to (something) briefly and without going into detail.

Usage examples:

I haven't mentioned it to william yet

noun

A reference to someone or something.

Usage examples:

Their eyes light up at a mention of sartre

verb

To speak about someone or something, esp. briefly and without giving much detail

Usage examples:

[ + (that) clause ] has he mentioned (that) he’s leaving his job?, i promised never to mention her …

noun

A word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.

Usage examples:

My name is john parsons

verb

Give a name to.

Usage examples:

Hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named

adjective

(of a person or product) having a well-known name.

Usage examples:

Specialized name brands geared to niche markets

verb

Treat individually or in detail.

Usage examples:

He was the first to particularize themes in the poetry

verb

To consider or give full details about a particular thing

Usage examples:

He particularised this general description to distinguish three specific rules., the templates are …

verb

Repeat or copy out (words from a text or speech written or spoken by another person).

Usage examples:

I realized she was quoting passages from shakespeare

noun

A quotation from a text or speech.

Usage examples:

A quote from wordsworth

verb

Summarize and state again the main points of.

Usage examples:

He began to recapitulate his argument with care

verb

Repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience.

Usage examples:

He recited passages of dante

verb

Tell someone about something; give an account of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

I recounted the tale to steve

noun

An act or instance of giving an account of an event or experience.

Usage examples:

Tom ended his recount of the events leading up to the murder there but promised that more on the sa…

noun

An act of counting something again, especially votes in an election.

Usage examples:

Repeated recounts failed to produce a different outcome

verb

Practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance.

Usage examples:

We were rehearsing a radio play

verb

To practice something, such as music or a speech, or lead a person or group in practicing it, in order to prepare for a public performance

Usage examples:

[ i ] we rehearse all day and do the show that evening.

verb

Make or show a connection between.

Usage examples:

The study examines social change within the city and relates it to developments in the country as a…

verb

Give an account of

verb

To be connected with something, or to show that something is connected with something else

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] the point i’m making now relates to what i said before., [ t ] she relates …

phrasal verb

Begin a journey.

Usage examples:

We set out from new york on friday for egypt

phrasal verb

Arrange or display something in a particular order or position.

Usage examples:

They had a picnic by the river where there was a jetty and rustic tables and chairs set out

phrasal verb

To start a journey

Usage examples:

What time will we have to set off for grandma's house tomorrow?, jenny set off down the road on her…

verb

Identify clearly and definitely.

Usage examples:

The coup leader promised an election but did not specify a date

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

The treaty specified terms for the withdrawal of troops., [ + question word ] he didn’t specify how…

verb

To state or describe something clearly and exactly

Usage examples:

He said we should meet but didn't specify a time., my contract specifies that i must give a month's…

phrasal verb

Speak the letters that form a word in sequence.

Usage examples:

He spelled out his name for the clerk

phrasal verb

To say or show letters

Usage examples:

They spelled out the letters y, m, c, and a with their arms and bodies., the mayor has so far refus…

verb

Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).

Usage examples:

These results can be summarized in the following table

verb

Briefly present the main points of something

verb

To provide a clear statement of the important points

Usage examples:

[ t ] before each episode, the narrator summarizes earlier events in the story.