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List Lɪst Guest Add Bestseller Noun Includes Numerous

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Phonetic /lɪst/ /lɪst/
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  • the guest list includes numerous celebrities.
  • is your name on the list?
  • i'll add you to the email list.
  • her novel shot to the top of the bestseller list.
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list

(noun)/lɪst/ /lɪst/
  1. a series of names, items, figures, etc., especially when they are written or printed
    • SEE ALSO A-list
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/a-list
    • The guest list includes numerous celebrities.
    • Is your name on the list?
    • I'll add you to the email list.
    • Her novel shot to the top of the bestseller list.
    • He plays drums, guitar, piano, flute, the list goes on.
    • a list of names/candidates/questions
    • I made a list of things to do.
    • They compiled a list of all the items they'd need.
    • to draw up a list
    • Going to the bank tops my list of priorities today.
    • Having to wait hours came high on the list of complaints.

    Extra Examples

    • For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter.
    • Her teacher scanned the list of students' names.
    • It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 25 weeks.
    • Names of past members are not included in the list.
    • The play has an impressive cast list.
    • The restaurant is required to post a list of all the prices.
    • The show always featured an impressive list of guest stars.
    • They have narrowed their list of suspects to six.
    • There's an alphabetical list of department stores at the back of the book.
    • They were asked to add their names to the bottom of the list.
  2. the fact of a ship leaning to one side
    • The ship had a noticeable list to the starboard side.
  3. to be so ill that you may die; to no longer be very ill
  4. Word Origin

    • noun sense 1 Middle English (originally referring to the edge put on fabric to stop it unravelling): from Old English liste ‘border’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijst and German Leiste. The current senses are late 16th cent., from French liste, of Germanic origin. noun sense 2 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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