item

Meanings

Noun

• A distinct physical object.
• An object that can be picked up for later use.
• A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
• A question on a test, which may include its answers.
• A matter for discussion in an agenda.
• Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
• A short article in a newspaper.
• A hint; an innuendo.

Verb

• To make a note of.

Adverb

• likewise

Related

Similar words

• article, object, thing
• subject, topic
• couple
• test/assessment question

Narrower meaning words

• collector's item
• negative polarity item
• polarity item
• positive polarity item
• subitem

Origin

• From Middle English item, from Latin item ("also; in the same manner"). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item. Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".