{ "term": "table", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/di/diningroom.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a piece of furniture that consists of a flat top supported by legs", "sensetop": "at a/the tablearound/round a/the table", "labels": "(British English also)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We sat at a round table in the corner.", "contextForm": "at a/the table" }, { "text": "They were sitting around the **kitchen table**.", "contextForm": "around/round a/the table" }, { "text": "She took a seat at the end of the table." }, { "text": "My father always sits at the head of the table." }, { "text": "A table for two, please *(= in a restaurant)*." }, { "text": "I'd like to **book a table** for dinner tonight *(= in a restaurant)*" }, { "text": "to **set the table**" }, { "text": "to **lay the table** *(= to put the plates, knives, etc. on it for a meal)*" }, { "text": "to **clear the table** *(= take away the dirty plates, etc. at the end of a meal)*" }, { "text": "He questioned her next morning over the breakfast table *(= during breakfast)*." }, { "text": "a pool/billiard/snooker table" }, { "text": "He left the table in a hurry." }, { "text": "James crawled out from under the table." }, { "text": "She leaned across the table and kissed him." }, { "text": "They flirted over the dinner table." }, { "text": "We found an empty table at the back of the restaurant." }, { "text": "We gathered around the table to hear his news." }, { "text": "We turned the box upside down and used it as a makeshift table." }, { "text": "We'll take the corner table near the bar, please." } ], "topics": ["Houses and homes"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "high", "huge"], "verb + table": ["be seated around", "be seated at", "be seated round"], "table + verb": ["be piled with something", "be strewn with something"], "table + noun": ["decorations", "edge", "leg"], "preposition": [ "across the table", "around the table", "round the table" ], "phrases": [ "the centre/​center of the table", "the middle of the table", "the edge of the table" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the people sitting at a table for a meal or to play cards, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "He kept the whole table entertained with his jokes." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a list of facts or numbers arranged in a special order, usually in rows and columns", "sensetop": "in a/the table", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **table of contents** *(= a list of the main points or information in a book, usually at the front of the book)*" }, { "text": "The table below shows how prices have changed over the past 20 years." }, { "text": "He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.", "contextForm": "in a/the table" }, { "text": "See Table XII for population figures." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["statistical", "league", "multiplication"], "verb + table": ["compile", "consult", "see"], "table + verb": ["show something"], "preposition": ["in a/​the table"], "phrases": ["the bottom of the table", "the top of the table"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a list of sports teams, countries, schools, etc. that shows their position in a competition, etc.", "sensetop": "in a/the table", "examples": [ { "text": "If Arsenal win this game they'll go to the **top of the table**." }, { "text": "the **bottom of the table**" }, { "text": "United are second in the table.", "contextForm": "in a/the table" }, { "text": "The team will be lucky to finish the season mid-table." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["statistical", "league", "multiplication"], "verb + table": ["compile", "consult", "see"], "table + verb": ["show something"], "preposition": ["in a/​the table"], "phrases": ["the bottom of the table", "the top of the table"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a list showing the results when a number is multiplied by a set of other numbers, especially 1 to 12, in turn", "labels": "informal", "examples": [ { "text": "Do you know your six times table?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to contribute something useful to a discussion, project, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "What Hislop brought to the table was real commitment and energy." } ], "topics": ["Business"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to join formal discussions about something", "examples": [ { "text": "Different countries come to the table with differing expectations about what they can achieve." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to drink more alcohol than somebody else without becoming as drunk as they are", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to tell somebody honestly what your plans, ideas, etc. are", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if a topic is off the table at a formal discussion, people are not willing or allowed to discuss it", "examples": [ { "text": "Some issues were so controversial they were taken off the table." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "offered to people so that they can consider or discuss it", "examples": [ { "text": "Management have put several new proposals on the table." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "not going to be discussed or considered until a future date", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to change a situation so that you are now in a stronger position than the person who used to be in a stronger position than you", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to serve food to people, for example at a formal meal", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to work serving food to people in a restaurant", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈteɪbl/", "audio": "ta/table/table__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈteɪbl/", "audio": "ta/table/table__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table." }