Table - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈteɪbl|  American pronunciation of the word table
Brit.  |ˈteɪb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word table

noun

- a set of data arranged in rows and columns
see table 1
- a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
it was a sturdy table
- a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant
- flat tableland with steep edges (syn: mesa)
- a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks
- food or meals in general (syn: board)
she sets a fine table

verb

- hold back to a later time (syn: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve)
- arrange or enter in tabular form (syn: tabulate)

Extra examples

They were sitting at the dining table.

She reserved a table for two at the restaurant.

He had the attention of the entire table.

The table shows the salary of each employee.

We never discuss politics at the dinner table.

The offices were newly tabled.

She procured a place for him where he might be tabled.

We will table that for later.

The waiter cleared the table (=took all the plates, glasses etc off).

I've booked a table for two for 8 o'clock.

He's 12 years old and still doesn't know his three times table.

His stories kept the whole table amused.

I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant

Put the package there on the table.

The cards were on the table facing up.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: table
he/she/it: tables
present participle: tabling
past tense: tabled
past participle: tabled
noun
singular: table
plural: tables
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