list
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- (countable) A list is a group of related words, often in some order, often to help you remember something.
- I can't remember if we need milk and I've forgotten the shopping list.
- Did you call everyone on the phone list?
- I'm sorry, I can't talk now. I've got a long list of things to do.
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- (transitive) If you list something, you say or write a number of related things.
- OK, let's start the meeting by listing the things to talk about.
- The phone book lists five different restaurants in our town.
- (intransitive) If a ship lists, it leans to one side.