list

Everyday

1. A list is a set of words, names or numbers written one after another, often one under another. tree →
2. To list things is to write them or say them one after another. tree →
3. To be on a list is to be included in it: on the waiting list. tree →
4. A ship that lists leans to one side. tree →

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 →
• List the numbers from 1 to 10. tree →
• The prices on the list are 3, 5 and 8 dollars. tree →
• How much do all the things on the list cost? tree →
• Mum wrote a list of things to pack for camp. tree →
• My name is first on the class list. tree →
• List three animals that live in the ocean. tree →
• I made a to-do list for the weekend. tree →
• Put commas between the items in a list. tree →
• The remaining amendments are listed below. tree →

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 Jewish tradition

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

• Although the greater part of this passage is obviously spu- rious, attributing, as it does, to Joseph ben Uziel works of other authors, it may be authentic with regard to the Sefer Yetzirah, which heads the list. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

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).