Meaning of word item

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as «items».

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪtəm/
  • (US) IPA^(key): [ˈaɪ̯ɾəm], [ˈaɪ̯ɾm̩]
• Hyphenation: item

Noun[edit]

item (plural items)

1. A distinct physical object.

   Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.

   • 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects   […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:

     The San Juan market is Mexico City’s most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters  […] . But the priciest items in the market aren’t the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.

2. (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
3. A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.

   • 2001, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1143:

     Beyond being mere items of a legal code, they [the mitzvot] are the very basis of the relationship that God and the people Israel have established.

   the items in a bill

   In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.

4. (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.

   The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.

5. A matter for discussion in an agenda.

   The first item for discussion is the budget for next year’s picnic.

6. (informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.

   Jack and Jill are an item.

   • 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby

     Are we an item? Girl, quit playin’ / «We’re just friends,» what are you sayin’?

8. A short article in a newspaper.

   an item concerning the weather

9. (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.

   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, →OCLC:

     A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.

10. (India) Short for item girl.
    • 2017, Nandita Chaudhary, Pernille Hviid, Giuseppina Marsico, Resistance in Everyday Life: Constructing Cultural Experiences (page 246)

      In this chapter, we will attempt to trace the course of initiation into the classical arts, from the self-taught gyrations of Bollywood items to the serious rigours of a classical Indian dance form.

Synonyms[edit]

• (object): article, object, thing
• (line of text having a legal or semantic meaning):
• (matter for discussion): subject, topic
• (two people who are having a relationship with each other): couple
• (psychometrics): test/assessment question

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

item (third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed)

1. (transitive) To make a note of.

[edit]

• itemize

Adverb[edit]

item (not comparable)

1. likewise

Anagrams[edit]

• -time, METI, emit, it me, mite, time

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪtɛm]

Adverb[edit]

item

1. (archaic) as well

   Synonyms: také, rovněž, dále, kromě toho

   Jedná se o zdravý všelék proti bolestem a item proti závrati. ― It’s a healthy universal cure for pain and also for vertigo.

Further reading[edit]

• item in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• item in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin item.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /i.tɛm/

Adverb[edit]

item

1. same; in the same way

Further reading[edit]

• “item”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin item. Doublet of item.

Adverb[edit]

item

1. (law) in the same way

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English item, from Latin item. Doublet of item.

Noun[edit]

item m (invariable)

1. (computer science) a single programmed unit
2. (linguistics) an element of a grammatical or lexical set

Anagrams[edit]

• mite, temi

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *éy and *só. Compare ita and itidem.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.tem/, [ˈɪt̪ɛ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.tem/, [ˈiːt̪em]

Adverb[edit]

item (not comparable)

1. just like (in a comparison)

   • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 5.4:

     HĒGIŌ. Salvē, exoptāte gnāte mī. TYNDARUS. Hem, quid ‘gnāte mī’?
     Attat, sciō quor tē patrem assimules esse et mē fīlium:
     quia mī item ut parentēs lūcis dās tuendī cōpiam.

     HEGIO. Hello, my wished-for son. TYNDARUS. Huh, what ‘my son’?
     Alas, I know why you act as if you were a father and I your son:
     because you give me the means to see the light, just like parents do.

   • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Orator 60:

     Ita fit ut nōn item in ōrātiōne ut in versū numerus exstet, idque quod numerōsum in ōrātiōne dīcitur nōn semper numerō fīat, sed nōnnunquam aut concinnitāte aut cōnstructiōne verbōrum.

     So it turns out that there isn’t a metre in prose just like in verse, and that which in oration is called ‘metrical’ is not always caused by metre, but also on occasion by the euphony and construction of the words.

Descendants[edit]

• → French: item
• → Middle English: item
  • English: item
  • Scots: eetem

See also[edit]

References[edit]

• “item”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• item in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• item in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin item.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːtɛm/

Adverb[edit]

item

1. also, and this

Further reading[edit]

• “item, adv. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Noun[edit]

item

1. the same; identical.

Descendants[edit]

• English: item
• Scots: eetem

Further reading[edit]

• “item, adv. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Latin.

Adverb[edit]

item

1. same; in the same way

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin item.

Adverb[edit]

item

1. same; in the same way

Descendants[edit]

• Middle French: item
  • French: item

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• Hyphenation: i‧tem

Noun[edit]

item m (plural itens)

1. item
2. a matter for discussion in an agenda or elsewhere

   O primeiro item a considerar é o orçamento para o próximo piquenique.

   The first point to consider is the budget for the next picnic.

3. a line of text with some meaning

   Consideremos um item de cada vez.

   Let’s look at one item at a time.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Anglicism (English item).

Noun[edit]

item m (plural itemi)

1. item

Declension[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin item (“just like”), attested since 1628.

Adverb[edit]

item

1. (obsolete) also, as well

   • 1847 July 24, Sophie von Knorring, Bref till hemmet‎^[1]:

     Jag blef helt ond och ändå mera E., som är en förklarad hundvän, item hund-advokat, som du väl mins.

     I became wholly mad, and even more E., who are a declared dog friend, as well as dog advocate, as you might well remember.

   Synonyms: it., likaså, jämväl, vidare

Noun[edit]

item c

1. an item on a list or agenda; a number; an item in bookkeeping

   Synonym: post

2. (obsolete) additional circumstance, additional item of concern

   • 1864, Johan Magnus Rosén, Hvad man minst väntar‎^[2]:

     Olsson profvade; men det var ingen, som passade rigtigt. — Så är det väl bäst du beställer en och låter ta mått, — sade Berg och tilläde, vände sig till hattmakarn: — Men det är ett lite item här, farbror! Det är fråga om kredit; […]

     Olsson tried, but there were none, which fit really. — So it is best you order and let measures be taken, — said Berg and added, turned to the hat maker: — But there is an small additional matter of concern here, sir! It is a question about credit; […]

References[edit]

• item in Nordisk Familjebok, Uggleupplagan
• item in Svensk ordbok (SO)

*** If you would like photos of this item please feel free to email me and ask and I will send you some pics of this item*** ❋ Unknown (2010)

Variable4 = Francis count = 0 loop 4 item: = Variable%A_index% list = % item% % list% loop ❋ Unknown (2009)

StringLeft, item, A_LoopField, % pos% listInAbbL%countAbbL% = % item% ❋ Unknown (2009)

StringLeft, item, A_LoopField, % pos% listInCmdL%countCmdL% = % item% listInCmdL = % listInCmdL% `, % item% pos: = pos + 1 ❋ Unknown (2009)

StringTrimLeft, item, A_LoopField, % pos% listOutCmdL%countCmdL% = % item% listOutCmdL = % listOutCmdL% `, % item% ❋ Unknown (2009)

StringTrimLeft, item, A_LoopField, % pos% listOutAbbL%countAbbL% = % item% ❋ Unknown (2009)

{ «property»: [ «a», «b»]} $data = json_decode ($json); foreach ($data — > item as $item) foreach ($item — > property as $property) print $property; ❋ Alf Eaton (2010)

$xml = simplexml_load_string ($data); foreach ($xml — > item as $item) foreach ($item — > property as $property) print (string) $property; ❋ Alf Eaton (2010)

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Mr [Mac] and [Miss] [Cheese] are an item. ❋ Tania (2005)

So, [are you] and [Amanda] an item? ❋ Argo1000 (2005)

That [hat] is an item. ❋ Starc0ck (2009)

[kya] item [hai] [bawa]!!!!! ❋ Vinay (2003)

where is [the item]?
they [got] [caught] with the item. ❋ Carfunkylou (2009)

[Jeff]: Where is [the Item] tonight
Sam: At [Marlene’s] House ❋ MikeyD25 (2018)

[Ray]: Dude don’t touch my items!
[Charles]: SORRY! It was an [accident] ❋ D’s Mom (2006)

Rosie: I hate the beach — I always end up with sand in my item!
Sugar: I know right ? And when I [skydive], the straps get all up in my item.
or
Frankie : These [tight-ass] [new jeans] really showcase my item for the ladies. ❋ TrudyS (2010)

Hey [babe], Do you want to itemize so [I can] call you [my girlfriend]? ❋ Pizzaface999 (2017)

[i think] [the rest] of [the team] expects us to become an item ❋ Maldanada (2014)

пункт, вопрос, статья, номер, равным образом, также, тоже, записывать по пунктам

существительное ↓

наречие

- также, кроме того (при перечислении по пунктам)

глагол

- арх. вычислять, подсчитывать; фиксировать по пунктам

Словосочетания

a length of chain — длина цепочки  
the next item on the list — следующий пункт в списке  
a featured item at the sale — популярный товар на распродаже  
an item in / on a budget — статья расходов в бюджете  
collector’s item / piece — коллекционная вещь  
insertion of a new item in the programme — включение нового номера в программу  
item of news — новость, новостное сообщение  
item on the agenda — пункт, вопрос повестки дня  
item quality — качество изделия  
an item that you want to barter — предмет, который вы хотите обменять  
blank item — позиция вопросника, оставленная без ответа  
to book an item — делать проводку в бухгалтерской книге  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Возможные однокоренные слова

itemize  — перечислять, детализировать, классифицировать, перечислять по пунктам

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): item
мн. ч.(plural): items