table

CEFRA1

/ˈteɪbl̩/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.

  2. 02

    verb

    To present or postpone a plan for discussion.

Examples

  • Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

  • We sat at a round table in the corner.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈt(ʰ)eɪbɫ̩]
  • [ˈtʰæɪbəɫ]

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

  2. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.

  3. The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts.

More examples

In context

  • You must clear the table.

  • Set that dish on the table over there, please.

  • The baron kept a fine table and often held large banquets.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English table, tabel, tabil, tabul, from Old English tabele, tabul, tablu, tabule, tabula (“board”); also as tæfl, tæfel, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin tabula (“tablet, board, plank, chart”). The sense of “piece of furniture” is from Old French table, of same Latin origin; Old English used bēod or bord instead for this meaning: see board. Doublet of tabula and tavla.