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table(noun)BrE / ˈteɪbl / NAmE / ˈteɪbl / - a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs
- a kitchen table
- A table for two, please (= in a restaurant).
- I'd like to book a table for tonight (= in a restaurant).
- to set the table (= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal)
- to lay the table
- to clear the table (= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal)
- He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table (= during breakfast).
- Children must learn to behave at table.
- a billiard/snooker/pool table
- the people sitting at a table for a meal or to play cards, etc.
see also round-table
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/round-table - He kept the whole table entertained with his jokes.
- a list of facts or numbers arranged in a special order, usually in rows and columns
see also periodic table
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-periodic-table - a table of contents (= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book)
- Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the past 20 years.
- a list of sports teams, countries, schools, etc. that shows their position in a competition, etc.
- If Arsenal win this game they'll go to the top of the table.
- school performance league tables
= multiplication table
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/multiplication-table - Do you know your six times table?
- to contribute something useful to a discussion, project, etc.
See related entries: Business deals
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/business_deals/table_1 - What Hislop brought to the table was real commitment and energy.
- to drink more alcohol than somebody else without becoming as drunk as they are
- to tell somebody honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are
- offered to people so that they can consider or discuss it
- Management have put several new proposals on the table.
- not going to be discussed or considered until a future date
- to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you
- to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal
See related entries: Dining out
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/dining_out/table_3
- to work serving food to people in a restaurant
See related entries: Dining out
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/dining_out/table_3
Extra Examples- He left the table in a hurry.
- He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.
- James crawled out from under the table.
- My father always sits at the head of the table.
- Please lay the table for six.
- See Table XII for population figures.
- She leaned across the table and kissed him.
- She often does her homework at the kitchen table.
- She put the vase on the table.
- The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points.
- The potato rolled under the table.
- The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.
- They flirted over the dinner table.
- They spent hours around the negotiating table.
- They were all five of them sitting around the kitchen table.
- United are second in the table.
- We arranged the party food on a trestle table in the garden.
- We booked a table at the restaurant for 8 p.m.
- We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant.
- We gathered around the table to hear his news.
- We never discuss politics at the breakfast table.
- We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table.
- We’ll take the corner table near the bar, please.
- You clear the table and I’ll wash the dishes.
- school league tables
- to sit down at the table
- Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the last 20 years.
- a table of contents
Word Origin- Old English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table.
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