table

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UK /ˈteɪbl̩/ US [ˈtʰeɪb(ə)ɫ]

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) piece of furniture

ADJ

big, high, huge, large, long | little, low, small | circular, rectangular, round, square

drop-leaf, fold-away, folding, trestle

The folding table was easy to store in the garage after the picnic ended.

baize-covered, glass-topped | glass, plastic, wooden | polished, scrubbed | ramshackle, rickety, rough

empty

We sat down at an empty table near the window.

bare

corner, window

The waiter seated us at a window table with a beautiful view of the garden.

dining (room), kitchen

My family gathers around the dining table every Sunday for lunch together.

breakfast, dinner, lunch

My family gathers around the dinner table every Sunday to share stories and eat together.

conference, negotiating

The two countries finally sat down at the conference table to discuss a peace agreement.

billiard, ping-pong, pool, snooker, table-tennis

makeshift

During the camping trip, we set up a makeshift table using a flat rock and some wooden boards.

VERB + TABLE

sit around/round, sit (down) at

The family sat down at the dinner table to discuss their holiday plans.

get up from, leave

She got up from the table to answer the phone.

lay, set

My daughter helped me set the table before the dinner guests arrived.

clear

After dinner, the children helped clear the table before we served dessert.

book, reserve

We reserved a table at the Italian restaurant for our anniversary dinner last week.

TABLE + NOUN

decorations | edge

PREP

across the ~

He passed the salt across the table to his grandmother during dinner.

around/round the ~

The family sat around the table eating dinner together every evening.

at the ~

The family discussed their plans at the table during dinner last night.

on the ~

The children left their coats on the table by the door.

over the ~

The two friends argued quietly over the table during their lunch break.

under the ~

The cat likes to hide under the table during thunderstorms.

PHRASES

the centre/middle of the table, the edge/end/head of the table

The birthday cake was placed in the middle of the table for everyone to see.

a round table discussion/meeting, round table talks

The government organized round table talks with union leaders to resolve the wage dispute.

(noun.) list of facts/figures

ADJ

statistical

league

After three wins, our football team moved up in the league table.

VERB + TABLE

compile, draw (up)

see

The report shows that you can see the complete results in Table 3 on page 15.

TABLE + VERB

show sth

PREP

in a/the ~

The restaurant was fully booked, so we had to wait an hour for a table.

PHRASES

the bottom/top of the table, mid-table

After a difficult start, the football club climbed to the top of the table by March.

Definitions

noun

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

Set that dish on the table over there, please.

He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

The baron kept a fine table and often held large banquets.

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.

verb

To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.

to table fines

To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed.

'April 13 1638, Henry Wotton, letter to John Milton At Siena I was tabled in the house of one Alberto Scipioni

To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict.

c. 1607, Francis Bacon, letter to Tobie Matthew tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation

To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.

In a raucous Commons, the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, confirmed he had tabled a formal motion of confidence in the government, backed by other opposition leaders, which MPs would vote on on Wednesday.

To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something).

The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later.

The motion was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — food or meals in general

board

noun — flat tableland with steep edges

mesa

verb — arrange or enter in tabular form

tabularize
tabularise
tabulate

verb — hold back to a later time

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

talk someone under the table

To bore (someone) with excessive talk.

bring to the table

To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion.

I don’t have time for a man unless he can bring something big to the table, like a huge amount of money.

kitchen table software

Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small busines

So much for kitchen-table software being small potatoes.

put food on the table

To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.

I don't care what I do. If it pays the bills and puts food on the table, I'm not bothered.

pizza table

A small, inedible, table-shaped object that sits on a pizza pie and holds up the top of the box the pie lies in, preventing it from settling into the pie.

Example Bank

Set that dish on the table over there, please.

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He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.

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A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piec

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to table fines

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'April 13 1638, Henry Wotton, letter to John Milton At Siena I was tabled in the house of one Alberto Scipioni

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c. 1607, Francis Bacon, letter to Tobie Matthew tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, table is marked as archaic, obsolete, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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