item

US: /ˈaɪtəm/
UK: /ˈa‍ɪtəm/


English Vietnamese dictionary


item /'aitem/
  • danh từ
    • khoản (ghi số...), món (ghi trong đơn hàng...); tiết mục
    • tin tức; (từ lóng) món tin (có thể đăng báo...)

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc: What's the next item on the agenda?
2 a single article or object: Can I pay for each item separately? + The computer was my largest single item of expenditure. + A windproof jacket is an essential item of clothing for hillwalking. + This clock is a collector's item (= because it is rare and valuable).
3 a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, etc: an item of news / a news item + I heard an item on the radio about women engineers.
Idioms: be an item (informal) to be involved in a romantic or sexual relationship: Are they an item?

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 detail, article, point, particular, matter, thing, element, component, ingredient:
There's one item I'd like you to keep in mind.
2 piece, mention, notice, note, memorandum, memo, filler, jotting:
We often publish short items to fill out a column.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

individual, particular, single, specific
Each individual item has a number.
| essential, important
I keep essential items in my hand luggage when I fly.
| main, major
the main item on the agenda a major item of expenditure
| expensive, valuable
Several valuable items were stolen.
| commodity, consumer
Computers became a consumer item in the early 1990s.
| luxury
There is a higher tax on luxury items.
| food | household
household items such as brushes and bedclothes
| collector's
The 1970s American model has become something of a collector's item.
| agenda | data | news

PREP.

~ of
Several items of clothing were found near the scene of the crime.
| ~ on
The programme featured an item on clothes for young children.

PHRASES

item by item
Check the list carefully, item by item.
| an item on the agenda/menu


Concise English dictionary


items'aɪtəm
noun
+a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
+a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection
+a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
+an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
+an individual instance of a type of symbol
adv.
+(used when listing or enumerating items) also