From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".
Meanings
A distinct physical object.
The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. 2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] ”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32:
Tweezers are great for manipulating small items.
(broadly) An object that can be picked up for later use.
A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
Beyond being mere items of a legal code, they [the mitzvot] are the very basis of the relationship that God and the people Israel have established. 2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1143:
the items in a bill
In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.
(qualifier:psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
The exam has 100 items, each of which includes a correct response and three distractors.
A matter for discussion in an agenda.
The first item for discussion is the budget for next year's picnic.
(informal) Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'? 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby:
Jack and Jill are an item.
A short article in a newspaper.
an item concerning the weather
(obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves. 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
(India, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of item girl.
In this chapter, we will attempt to trace the course of initiation into the classical arts, from the self-taught gyrations of Bollywood items to the serious rigours of a classical Indian dance form. 2017, Nandita Chaudhary, Pernille Hviid, Giuseppina Marsico, Resistance in Everyday Life: Constructing Cultural Experiences, page 246:
subject (matter for discussion) · test (psychometrics) · topic (matter for discussion) · assessment question (psychometrics) · article (object) · couple (two people who are having a relationship with each other) · thing (object) · object (object)
Translations (134)
hu dolog (distinct physical object) · bg обект (distinct physical object) · eo ero (distinct physical object) · cmn 東西 /东西 (distinct physical object) · nb ting (distinct physical object) · tr item (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · hu tárgy (distinct physical object) · mi kaupapa (matter for discussion in an agenda) · de Artikel (distinct physical object) · ca article (distinct physical object) · fi juttu (short article) · de Gegenstand (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · nl stuk (distinct physical object) · fi kohta (test assessment question) · uk пози́ція (line of text having a particular meaning) · fi tehtävä (test assessment question) · sl zadeva (matter for discussion in an agenda) · da punkt (line of text having a particular meaning) · pl obiekt (distinct physical object) · fr objet (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · sv punkt u (matter for discussion in an agenda) · txb wreme (distinct physical object) · mi tūemi (distinct physical object) · fi pari (informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other) · ja アイテム (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · da stykke (distinct physical object) · hy միավոր (distinct physical object) · ja 項目 (distinct physical object) · it elemento (distinct physical object) · fi kysymys (test assessment question) · de Stück (distinct physical object) · es ítem (distinct physical object) · uk пункт (line of text having a particular meaning) · bg пункт (matter for discussion in an agenda) · fr truc (distinct physical object) · ja 品物 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · pl artykuł (distinct physical object) · id objek (distinct physical object) · cmn 項目 /项目 (distinct physical object) · uk пита́ння (matter for discussion in an agenda) · ro exemplar (distinct physical object) · sw kifaa (distinct physical object) · da punkt (matter for discussion in an agenda) · uk стаття́ (short article) · mk па́раграф (line of text having a particular meaning) · de Ding (distinct physical object) · ro obiect (distinct physical object) · pl rzecz (distinct physical object) · fi esine (distinct physical object) · ja 持ち物 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · pt item (matter for discussion in an agenda) · nb greie (distinct physical object) · ru строка (line of text having a particular meaning) · pt item (distinct physical object) · fr article (distinct physical object) · ru статья́ f заме́тка (short article) · sl predmet (distinct physical object) · hu cikk (distinct physical object) · vi vật phẩm (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · pl przedmiot (distinct physical object) · hy հոդված (line of text having a particular meaning) · es elemento (distinct physical object) · fi asiakohta (matter for discussion in an agenda) · uk замі́тка (short article) · bg параграф (line of text having a particular meaning) · ru пара (informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other) · mn зүйл (distinct physical object) · gl artigo (distinct physical object) · cmn 物品 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · ti ውልቀ ነገር (distinct physical object) · nl exemplaar (distinct physical object) · he פריט (distinct physical object) · fi kohta (matter for discussion in an agenda) · nl agendapunt (matter for discussion in an agenda) · ru шту́ка (distinct physical object) · fi tavara (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · hu téma (matter for discussion in an agenda) · it punto (matter for discussion in an agenda) · et ese (distinct physical object) · mi pito kōrero (short article) · hu kérdés (test assessment question) · hu feladat (test assessment question) · ru позиция (line of text having a particular meaning) · mk пре́дмет (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · ko 아이템 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · fi esityslistan kohta (matter for discussion in an agenda) · es ítem (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · hu pár (informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other) · nl koppeltje (informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other) · cs položka (line of text having a particular meaning) · ja 物品 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · nb sak (distinct physical object) · ru предме́т (distinct physical object) · mk пар (informal: two people who are having a relationship with each other) · it articolo (distinct physical object) · es insumo (distinct physical object) · id benda (distinct physical object) · ro punct de agendă (matter for discussion in an agenda) · fr point (matter for discussion in an agenda) · mk пре́дмет (distinct physical object) · ar بَنْد (distinct physical object) · mr वस्तू (distinct physical object) · ru вещь (distinct physical object) · cmn 寶物 /宝物 (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · es artículo (distinct physical object) · fi esine (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · bg точка (matter for discussion in an agenda) · nl object (distinct physical object) · pl sztuka (distinct physical object) · he אבזר (distinct physical object) · cs předmět (distinct physical object) · sv föremål (distinct physical object) · mk ста́тија (short article) · ro bucată (distinct physical object) · it oggetto (video games: object that can be picked up for later use) · kk зат (distinct physical object) · es producto (distinct physical object) · mk то́чка (matter for discussion in an agenda) · kk нәрсе (distinct physical object) · ro articol (distinct physical object) · sv sak (distinct physical object) · mi tūemi (line of text having a particular meaning) · sv ting (distinct physical object) · hu tétel (line of text having a particular meaning) · fi kohta (line of text having a particular meaning) · cs bod (matter for discussion in an agenda) · de Gegenstand (distinct physical object) · bg предмет (distinct physical object) · mk ред (line of text having a particular meaning) · ru пункт (line of text having a particular meaning) · nl artikel (distinct physical object) · hu pont (matter for discussion in an agenda) · fi vihje (hint; innuendo) · hy միույթ (distinct physical object)
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, the members of lists were referred to as "items".