list

list
list1 [ lıst ] noun count ***
1. ) a set of names, numbers, etc. that are written or printed one below another:
this week's bestseller list
list of: a list of the world's richest people
make/write a list: I'd better make a list, or I'll forget who I've invited.
on a list: I couldn't see my name on the list.
shopping/guest/word list: There are word lists at the back of the book to help you to learn vocabulary.
2. ) a set of things that you think of as having a particular order, especially because of how important they are:
top/bottom of the list (=most/least important): Health care is at the top of most people's list of things the government should improve.
be low/high on the list: Decorating the house is low on our list of priorities.
list
list 2 [ lıst ] verb ***
1. ) transitive often passive to mention or write a list of things, one after another:
The ingredients in food must be listed on the package.
The results are listed in the table on page 26.
Chris lists his hobbies as cycling, gardening, and chess.
a ) usually passive to publish a telephone number as part of a list in a book:
Their number is not listed.
2. ) intransitive if a ship lists, it leans to one side
3. ) intransitive an old word meaning to listen

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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