table
[noun]
Synonyms:
- counter, bench, board, stand
- list, catalogue, chart, diagram, record, register, roll, schedule, tabulation
[verb]
Synonyms:
- submit, enter, move, propose, put forward, suggest

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Related Words: bar, buffet, counter, sideboard, list, diagram

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. ta‧ble¹ S1 W1 /ˈteɪbəl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin tabula 'board, list']

1. FURNITURE a piece of furniture with a flat top supported by legs:
The food was served on long tables. ⇒ coffee table, dressing table

2. RESTAURANT a table for people to eat at in a restaurant :
I've booked a table for two.

3. SPORT/GAME snooker/billiard/ping-pong etc table a special table for playing a particular indoor sport or game on

4. LIST a list of numbers, facts, or information arranged in rows across and down a page
table of
a table of results
the table of contents

5. on the table an offer, idea etc that is on the table has been officially suggested and someone is considering it:
The offer on the table is a 10% wage increase.

6. turn the tables (on somebody) to change a situation completely, so that someone loses an advantage and you gain one:
The tables were turned in the second half, when Leeds United scored from the penalty spot.

7. under the table informal money that is paid under the table is paid secretly and illegally:
Payments were made under the table to local officials.

8. MATHS times table a list that young children learn, in which all the numbers between 1 and 12 are multiplied by each other Synonym : multiplication table
three/four etc times table
He’s 12 years old and still doesn’t know his three times table.

9. GROUP the group of people sitting around a table:
His stories kept the whole table amused.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. table² verb [transitive]

1. table a proposal/question/motion etc British English to formally present a proposal etc for other people to discuss:
Dr Clark tabled a motion for debate at next month’s committee meeting.

2. table a bill/measure/proposal etc American English to leave a bill etc to be discussed or dealt with in the future

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

table
noun
I. piece of furniture
ADJ. big, high, huge, large, long | little, low, small | circular, rectangular, round, square | drop-leaf, fold-away, folding, trestle We arranged the party food on a trestle table in the garden.
baize-covered, glass-topped, white-clothed, white-napped | glass, plastic, wooden | polished, scrubbed | ramshackle, rickety, rough | empty We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant.
bare | corner, window We'll take the corner table near the bar, please.
dining (room), kitchen She often does her homework at the kitchen table.
breakfast, dinner, lunch We never discuss politics at the breakfast table.
conference, negotiating They spent hours around the negotiating table.
billiard, ping-pong, pool, snooker, table-tennis | makeshift We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table.
VERB + TABLE sit around/round, sit (down) at They were all five of them sitting round the kitchen table.
get up from, leave He left the table in a hurry.
lay, set Please lay the table for six.
clear You clear the table and I'll wash the dishes.
book, reserve We booked a table in our favourite restaurant for 8 p.m.
TABLE + NOUN decorations | edge
PREP. across the ~ She leaned across the table towards him.
around/round the ~ We gathered round the table to hear his news.
at the ~ to sit down at the table
on the ~ She put the vase on the table.
over the ~ They flirted over the dinner table.
under the ~ The potato rolled under the table.
PHRASES the centre/middle of the table, the edge/end/head of the table My father always sits at the head of the table.
a round table discussion/meeting, round table talks All parties took part in the round table discussions on the peace process.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

table
II. list of facts/figures
ADJ. statistical | league The league table shows the Danish team in first place with eight points.
VERB + TABLE compile, draw (up) | see See Table XII for population figures.
TABLE + VERB show sth
PREP. in a/the ~ He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table. United are second in the table.
PHRASES the bottom/top of the table, mid-table The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

table

set/lay the table (=put knives, forks etc on a table before a meal)
The table was set for fourteen.
clear the table (=take plates etc off)
Do you want me to clear the table?
sit at a table
He was sitting at a corner table.
sit around a table
We sat around the table and talked.
get up from/leave the table
She stood up from her chair and left the table.
book/reserve a table (=in a restaurant)
I've booked a table for four at a local restaurant.
dinner/breakfast table
Will you clear the breakfast table?
bedside/kitchen/dining-room table
They were chatting around the kitchen table.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

table
ˈteɪbl
See: at the table or at table , coffee table , put one's cards on the table or lay one's cards on the table , turn the tables , wait at table or wait on table

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲