What does “item” mean?
- 1
nouna single thing in a list, group or set
The store sells over 500 items.
- 2
nouna single piece of news
There was a short news item about the fire.
Item at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪtəm/ · EYE-tum
How to use “item” correctly
“Item” is useful for making uncountable nouns countable: “three items of furniture”.
Common phrases with “item”
- an item of clothing
- news item
- item on the agenda
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- itemize
“item” is on these word lists
Learn these words next
- matter nounA2a subject or situation that you need to deal with
- sort nounA2a type or kind of person or thing
- type nounA2a group of people or things that share qualities
- color nounA1red, blue, green and so on; the way something looks in light
- game nounA1an activity or sport with rules that people play for fun or to win
- line nounA1a long, thin mark on a surface
- pattern nounB1a regular way in which something happens or is done
- instance nounB2a particular example or single case of something