item

[ noun verb ahy-tuhm; adverb 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 Words From

• sub·item 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

Avon and Somerset Police said the charge comes after they began reviewing the case in 2023, prompting further forensic examination of some items.

From BBC

Avon and Somerset Police said it started reviewing the case, including further forensic examination of some items, in 2023, and a man from Ipswich was taken into custody on Tuesday morning.

From BBC

The pair are now hoping for a big boost after a University of Oxford college got in touch asking them to craft items from a fallen tree on its land.

From BBC

Now the item will form part of the South Kensington museum's Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens on 12 December.

From BBC

It requires extensive research to determine whether the items were collected ethically, to identify descendants and to navigate complex international regulations on movement of human remains.

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Related Words

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