article

UK /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ US /ˈɑɹtɪkəl/

noun 5verb 3

Collocations

(noun.) piece of writing

ADJ

brilliant, excellent, good, informative, interesting | influential, major, seminal | controversial, critical, provocative | in-depth

feature, lead/leading, review

The newspaper's feature article about local teachers inspired many parents to volunteer at the school.

occasional

offending

The newspaper removed the offending article after readers complained about its content.

academic, learned, scholarly | journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical, press

QUANT

series

VERB + ARTICLE

commission

She's doing an article on sustainable fashion for the school newspaper.

contribute, submit

read, see

I read an interesting article about climate change on my phone this morning.

carry, feature, print, publish, run

The newspaper decided to run an article about local environmental issues last week.

ARTICLE + VERB

appear

Her research article appeared in a major scientific journal last month.

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 discusses the benefits of learning a second language as an adult.

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 newspaper article continued by explaining how climate change affects ocean temperatures.

conclude sth

PREP

in an/the ~

The mayor announced the new policy in an article published last week.

~ about, ~ by

She read a fascinating article about climate change by a leading environmental scientist.

~ on

She found a helpful article on managing stress during exams.

PHRASES

an article called/entitled/headed sth

She showed me an article called "The Hidden Benefits of Walking to Work.

(noun.) part of law

ADJ

key

She read several key articles before deciding which university to attend.

VERB + ARTICLE

be in breach of, breach, contravene, flout, infringe, violate

The company violated several articles of the employment contract during the restructuring.

ARTICLE + VERB

provide sth, specify sth, state sth

The contract article states that employees must receive two weeks' notice before termination.

PREP

under an/the ~

The new safety regulations were implemented under an article in the employment law.

PHRASES

the terms of an article

The terms of the article were confusing, so the lawyer explained them to us carefully.

(noun.) thing

ADJ

finished

The finished article looked much better than we expected after all the revisions.

the genuine

She spent years collecting stamps, but she finally found the genuine article at an auction last month.

offending | household, toilet

VERB + ARTICLE

make, manufacture, produce

PHRASES

an article of clothing

(noun.) grammar

ADJ

definite, indefinite

VERB + ARTICLE

take

Some adjectives take an article before the noun they describe.

Definitions

noun

A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […]. (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

An object, a member of a group or class.

an article of clothing

There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.

A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).

‘A song called “Freak Like Me” by the Sugababes,’ said Jesse. ‘Just Sugababes, no article,’ the man said, enjoying the stunned reaction on Jesse’s face.

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

The Articles of War are a set of regulations[…]to govern the conduct of[…]military[…]forces

Ellipsis of genuine article.

verb

To bind by articles of apprenticeship.

to article an apprentice to a mechanic

When the boy left school at Liskeard, he was articled to a lawyer, Mr. Jacobson, at Plymouth, a wealthy man in good practice, first cousin to his mother; but this sort of profession did not at all approve itself to Robert's taste, and he only remained with Mr. Jacobson a few months.

To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles or accusations.

At noon dined alone with Sir W. Batten, where great discourse of Sir W. Pen, Sir W. Batten being, I perceive, quite out of love with him, thinking him too great and too high, and began to talk that the world do question his courage, upon which I told him plainly I have been told that he was articled against for it, and that Sir H. Vane was his great friend therein.

[…] if the Captain of any Merchant ship under convoy shall wilfully disobey Signals […] he shall be liable to be articled against in the High Court of Admiralty […]

To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.

If […]all his errors and follies were articled against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or cont

clause

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

article of death

The moment of death.

And the mortal labouring of the pulse has a remarkable quickness; the heart trembling towards the article of death, and almost confounding its systole and diastole.

genuine article

An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation.

“Coffee” might be largely sawdust, or wheat, beans, beets, peas, and dandelion seeds, scorched black and ground to resemble the genuine article.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

an article of clothing

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to article an apprentice to a mechanic

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After educational training at Hayes Grammar School and Hayes College, Mr. Nokes was articled to a Surveyor and Land Agent in 1885, and, at the expiration of his articles, became a partner in the firm.

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Usage Notes

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