article
[noun]
Synonyms:
- piece, composition, discourse, essay, feature, item, paper, story, treatise
- thing, commodity, item, object, piece, substance, unit
- clause, item, paragraph, part, passage, point, portion, section

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Related Words: division, section, segment, critique, manifesto, report, statement, study, survey, detail, particular

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English Thesaurus: article, story, piece, feature, review, ...

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ar‧ti‧cle S2 W1 /ˈɑːtɪkəl $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin articulus 'joint, division', from artus 'joint']

1. NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine
article on/about
an article on environmental issues
The paper’s leading article (=the main article) described the government as weak.
newspaper articles

2. OBJECT formal a thing, especially one of a group of things Synonym : item:
household articles
She only took a few articles of clothing with her.

3. LAW a part of a law or legal agreement that deals with a particular point:
Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.

4. GRAMMAR technical a word used before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a particular example of something or to a general example of something. In English, ‘the’ is called the definite article and ‘a’ and ‘an’ are called the indefinite article.

5. articles British English an agreement by which someone finishes their training, especially as a lawyer, by working for a company

6. an article of faith something that you feel very strongly about so that it affects how you think or behave

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

article
noun
I. piece of writing
ADJ. brilliant, excellent, good, informative, interesting | influential, major, seminal | controversial, critical, provocative | in-depth | feature, lead/leading, review A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
occasional (= not part of a series) It was her job to commission occasional articles.
offending An advertisement will now replace the offending article.
academic, learned, scholarly | journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical, press
QUANT. series
VERB + ARTICLE commission | do I'm doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
contribute, submit | read, see Did you see the article on Europe in today's paper?
carry, feature, print, publish, run The magazine refused to print his article.
ARTICLE + VERB appear The article appears in this week's edition of ‘The Spectator’.
describe sth, detail sth, explain sth, point sth out, say sth, state sth | discuss sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth The article looks at two questions.
allege sth, argue sth, claim sth, imply sth, suggest sth | attack sb/sth, criticize sb/sth | cite sb/sth, quote sb/sth | continue, go on The article goes on to quote from Darwin's ‘Origin of Species’.
conclude sth
PREP. in an/the ~ She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
~ about, ~ by an article about atomic clocks by Professor Keith Runcorn
~ on an article on the dangers of sunbathing
PHRASES an article called/entitled/headed sth an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’

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article
II. part of law
ADJ. key The key articles of the constitution can only be changed by referendum.
VERB + ARTICLE be in breach of, breach, contravene, flout, infringe, violate The actions of the organization are in breach of Article 12 of the treaty.
ARTICLE + VERB provide sth, specify sth, state sth Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.
PREP. under an/the ~ The judge ordered the child's return home under Article 12 of the Convention.
PHRASES the terms of an article The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.

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article
III. thing
ADJ. finished The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
the genuine Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
offending | household, toilet
VERB + ARTICLE make, manufacture, produce
PHRASES an article of clothing

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article
IV. grammar
ADJ. definite, indefinite
VERB + ARTICLE take Names of countries in English do not usually take an article.

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article

a newspaper article
He writes newspaper articles in the Guardian.
a magazine article
The couple talked frankly about their joy at having a new baby in a magazine article published yesterday.
a feature article (=one about a particular subject)
I wrote a few feature articles on sporting events.
a good/excellent/interesting article
There was an interesting article on Russia in the paper today.
the leading/lead article (=the main article)
Look at this leading article from Newsweek’s business section.
a front-page article
The protest followed a front-page article in the Herald three weeks ago.
an in-depth article (=one that is detailed)
Each issue contains in-depth articles and photographs.
write/do an article
The Times have asked me if I will do an article on the election.
read/see an article
It was good to see such an intelligent article on censorship.
publish/carry/run an article (=print it in a newspaper or magazine)
The magazine carried an article on the dangers of being overweight.
an article appears in a newspaper/magazine
A couple of articles appeared in local papers, but nothing else.

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article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject:
Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine.
an interesting newspaper article
story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting:
a front-page story
I read a newspaper story about the crash.
The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine:
I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine.
The piece was first published in the Observer.
feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages:
They had a special feature on Croatia.
The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it:
The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use).
Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He has a weekly column in the TImes.
She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news:
Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine:
His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.
examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.
Her new book examines the causes of social discontent.
A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage.
The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
have a look at/take a look at especially spoken to quickly examine something to find out what is wrong with it or to find out more about it. Have a look at is less formal than examine, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
I’ll have a look at your car if you like.
inspect to examine something carefully to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this:
The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.
Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other’s missile sites.
analyze (also analyse British English) to examine something carefully, especially detailed information about something, so that you can understand it:
Researchers analyzed the results of the survey.
We’re still analysing all the data.
One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.
study to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a problem or situation:
I won’t comment till I’ve had time to study the proposals.
A team of scientists has been studying the effects of global warming on Antarctica.
scrutinize (also scrutinise British English) to examine something very carefully to find out if there is anything wrong with it:
Congress is currently scrutinizing the deal.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

newspaper:
The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English:
There was an interesting article in the local paper today.
the Sunday papers
the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them:
the freedom of the press
The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information:
This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.
Her public image was shaped by the media.
tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news:
The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs:
the quality broadsheets
the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers:
The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
the dailies the daily newspapers:
The dailies reported the story.
article a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject:
an article on the education reforms
report a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event:
newspaper reports on the war
story a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable:
You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
a headline the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page:
The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
front page the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories:
The story was all over the front page.
section/pages the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment:
the financial pages of The Times
the arts section
editorial the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts:
an editorial on the vaccination programme
column an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly:
his weekly column on gardening

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thing used when you do not need to say the name, or when you do not know the name:
What’s that thing on the kitchen table?
Have you got all your things?
something a thing – used when you are not sure what the thing is:
There’s something on your shirt.
object especially written a solid thing:
a sharp metal object
item formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things:
household items
a luxury item
an item of equipment
The items included pieces of old pottery.
You are not allowed to take sharp items onto the plane.
article formal a particular kind of thing, or one of a group of things. Article is very formal, and is used especially in the phrase an article of clothing:
They found several articles of clothing in the bushes.
suspicious articles
Each article has a card with it giving more information.
artifact (also artefact) formal an object that someone has made, especially one that is very old and has historical value:
The museum has a collection of early Roman artifacts.
thingy (also thingamajig/thingamabob) spoken informal a thing – used especially when you cannot remember the name of the thing, but often the other person knows what you are talking about:
Can you pass me the thingy?

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