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Listed List Lɪst Koala Endangered Put Verb Bre

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WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / lɪst / NAmE / lɪst /
Example
  • we were asked to list our ten favourite songs.
  • towns in the guide are listed alphabetically.
  • the koala is listed among australia's endangered animals.
  • soldiers listed as missing
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list

(verb)BrE / lɪst / NAmE / lɪst /
  1. to write a list of things in a particular order
    • We were asked to list our ten favourite songs.
    • Towns in the guide are listed alphabetically.
  2. to mention or include somebody/something in a list
    • The koala is listed among Australia's endangered animals.
    • soldiers listed as missing
  3. to be put or put something in a list of things for sale
    • This CD player lists at $200.
  4. to lean to one side
  5. Extra Examples

    • Articles may be listed under more than one heading.
    • He had listed all the hotels in the area for us.
    • Irregular verbs are listed separately at the back of the book.
    • She began to list dangerously and the order was given to abandon ship.
    • The book lists every ship still in service.
    • The koala was listed as an endangered species.
    • The names are listed below.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they list
    • he / she / it lists
    • past simple listed
    • past participle listed
    • -ing form listing

    Word Origin

    • verb senses 1 to 3 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. verb sense 4 early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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