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# list

«list» in Mova's school dictionary: **a set of words, names or numbers written one after…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (list, lists); verb (list, lists, listed, listing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A list is a set of words, names or numbers written one after another, often one under another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#m1)

2) To list things is to write them or say them one after another. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#m2)

3) To be on a list is to be included in it: on the waiting list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#m3)

4) A ship that lists leans to one side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it is a set of items or numbers to count, add, order or find the biggest of; it has no operation on its own; the question says what to do. In everyday life: a shopping list, a to-do list, a class list, a spelling list, a birthday wish list. In writing, items in a list are joined by commas.

### examples

- Her shopping list has 9 things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x1)
- List the numbers from 1 to 10. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x2)
- The prices on the list are 3, 5 and 8 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x3)
- How much do all the things on the list cost? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x4)
- Mum wrote a list of things to pack for camp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x5)
- My name is first on the class list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x6)
- List three animals that live in the ocean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x7)
- I made a to-do list for the weekend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x8)
- Put commas between the items in a list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x9)
- The remaining amendments are listed below. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/#x10)

### note

Countable. Regular verb: listed. «Listen» is a different word, though it looks close. Maths: the question says whether to add, order or count the items. Trap: count the items, not the numbers in their names (a list of «3 eggs, 2 apples» has 2 items).

### In the corpora

- [A CV is a page or two listing someone's education, jobs and skills; Americans call it a résumé.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/6/)
- [A bank statement lists everything that went in and out of an account, and grown-ups check it for mistakes and fraud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/16/)
- [A chore chart lists the household jobs and who does each one, so work is shared fairly and nobody has to nag.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/12-cars-chores-and-the-shopping-list/10/)
- [A waiting list is a queue for a non-urgent operation, and in the NHS the wait can be months.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/11/)
- [Bots are good at giving long lists of ideas quickly, such as names for a kitten.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «list» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/list/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.