TABLE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of table in English tablenoun uk /ˈteɪ.bəl/ us /ˈteɪ.bəl/

table noun (FURNITURE)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ C ] a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, at which people sit to eat or work, or on which ojects are placed: coffee table dining table We all gathered around the large dining table covered with food.dinner table kitchen table picnic table on a table at a table around a table under a table   s-cphoto/E+/GettyImages [ + sing/pl verb ] the people sitting at a table: There was a really noisy table behind us celebrating someone's birthday. [ C ] Indian English a table that you work at in an office See also desk (TABLE)  set the table B1 (UK also lay the table) to put a cloth, knives, and forks, etc. on the table in preparation for a meal: set the table for Could you set the table for lunch, please? See more

• They sat around the dinner table, arguing about politics.
• Come to the table everybody - supper's ready.
• He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.
• He lived in a room with only two chairs, a bed, and a table.
• I'll just get a sponge and wipe the crumbs off the table.

Tables & desks

• bedside table
• bench
• benchtop
• bistro set
• booth
• breakfast bar
• bureau
• console
• desk
• drafting table
• dressing table
• drop-leaf table
• high table
• leaf
• standing desk
• tabletop
• the dinner table
• trestle
• trestle table
• vanity

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Groups of people

table noun (INFORMATION)

B1 [ C ] an arrangement of facts and numbers in rows or blocks, especially in printed material: tide table [ C ] a multiplication table  table of contents a list of the information that is contained in a book: Make sure you include a table of contents and an acknowledgments section. See more

• He consulted a table of tide times.
• All the figures are arranged in this table.
• We learned about the table of elements.
• This table shows population increase.

Tables, graphs & diagrams

• abscissa
• acyclic
• asymptote
• asymptotic
• bar chart
• block graph
• bracket
• coordinate
• graph paper
• heat map
• infographic
• Mind Map
• normal distribution
• ogive
• projection
• spidergram
• tabulate
• wiring diagram
• x-axis
• z-axis

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Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division

Idioms

on the table under the table tableverb uk /ˈteɪ.bəl/ us /ˈteɪ.bəl/

table verb (DISCUSSION)

[ T ] UK to suggest the formal discussion of something: table an amendment An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James. [ T ] US to delay the formal discussion of a subject until later: The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date. Suggestions & proposals

• about
• bounce something off someone phrasal verb
• by implication
• can't
• co-sponsor
• drop
• if you take my meaning idiom
• implication
• maybe
• move
• mover
• nod
• nomination
• nominee
• proposed
• put ideas into someone's head idiom
• put someone to something idiom
• put something in phrasal verb
• put something/someone forward phrasal verb
• suggest

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Delaying and wasting time

table verb (ARRANGE DATA)

[ T ] to put data into a table (= an arrangement of facts or numbers in rows or columns): All the resources available to us are tabled in Figure 1 below. You may find that you understand the situation better if you table the data in a different way. Tables, graphs & diagrams

• abscissa
• acyclic
• asymptote
• asymptotic
• bar chart
• block graph
• bracket
• coordinate
• graph paper
• heat map
• infographic
• Mind Map
• normal distribution
• ogive
• projection
• spidergram
• tabulate
• wiring diagram
• x-axis
• z-axis

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table verb (PROVIDE INFORMATION)

[ I ] to set up a table in a public place, in order to provide people with information, or to sell something: We shall be tabling in the Student Centre to provide information on voter registration, absentee ballots and how to vote on campus. Don’t offer your cash to people who are tabling for donations on the street. The activists accused state police of coming into their meetings at university events and of spying on them for tabling at the student union. Information and messages

• advance notice
• advance warning
• advertisement
• aide-mémoire
• ammunition
• geotag
• glad tidings
• go up phrasal verb
• gory
• placard
• playbill
• primer
• propaganda
• prospectus
• sidelight
• subtlety
• the gory details idiom
• Wordle
• X, x
• Xs and Os idiom

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table | American Dictionary

tablenoun [ C ] us /ˈteɪ·bəl/

table noun [C] (FURNITURE)

Add to word list Add to word list a piece of furniture that has a flat top supported by legs: We ate our meals sitting around a large dining room table. The table also means all the people at a table: The whole table had a very good time.

table noun [C] (INFORMATION)

an arrangement of facts and numbers, usually in rows on a page, that makes information easy to understand  table of contents A table of contents is a list of what is in a book.

Idiom

on the table tableverb [ T ] us /ˈteɪ·bəl/

table verb [T] (NOT DISCUSS)

to leave something for discussion or consideration at a later time: We’ll have to table these last two items until our next meeting. (Definition of table from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

table | Business English

tablenoun [ C ] uk /ˈteɪbl/ us Add to word list Add to word list GRAPHS & CHARTS an arrangement of facts or numbers in rows or columns, especially in printed material, on computer screens, etc.: The table can help you evaluate the potential risks of investing in the Fund. Building societies dominate the best-value tables for mortgages. This table represents export sales. MEETINGS a place or opportunity for people to meet and discuss something: When they get to the bargaining table, there will be a fight over union membership. In countries where women are denied a seat at the table, democracy remains a hollow promise.  off the table no longer being considered: A dividend payment this year is definitely off the table.  on the table having been offered or suggested so that it can be considered: Management said that there were important new benefits on the table. The deal appears to be still on the table. US not going to be discussed until later: If you have an important matter to raise, don't leave it on the table.

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life table mortality table the negotiating table round table tableverb [ T ]   MEETINGS uk /ˈteɪbl/ us UK to suggest or offer something for discussion: table an offer/bid/proposal The company has been looking for a buyer for several months but so far no offer has been tabled.table a motion/amendment/resolution MPs tabled 118 last minute amendments. US to leave a subject or idea to be discussed later: The motion has been tabled. I propose tabling this for the time being. (Definition of table from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of table

table The result is a mass of quantitative material, covered in 159 statistical tables, with much more data included in the text. From the Cambridge English Corpus The same is true for the later tables. From the Cambridge English Corpus Stocking (1994) provides tables that help predict the item pool size necessary for simpler item-bank designs. From the Cambridge English Corpus The tables were a regular feature in the almanacs until around 1820. From the Cambridge English Corpus Sharp bounds for the maximum of the chi-square index in a class of contingency tables with given marginals. From the Cambridge English Corpus All coded data were stored on magnetic tape, and a general search programme enabled any desired set of tables to be produced. From the Cambridge English Corpus Analysis of variance gave non-significant results for both tables, as did the regression equations from scatter diagrams. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unless otherwise stated, statistical analysis was by means of x2 2 x 2 tables. From the Cambridge English Corpus In both tables, the analysis has been restricted to pregnancies followed sufficiently long for any type of outcome to be identified. From the Cambridge English Corpus Note that the number of cases and controls in the tables do not always add up to the total because of missing values. From the Cambridge English Corpus Special attention should be given to the checking of tables, mathematical formulae and figures. From the Cambridge English Corpus The summary tables and figures convey all of the central empirical results of the experiments. From the Cambridge English Corpus Banks rejected the model, but in fact the results of her main statistical tests (tables 2 and 3) provide support for it. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most of the book's 250 tables and 137 graphs and maps are located in these last chapters. From the Cambridge English Corpus The results presented show that the lookup tables worked well. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of table These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with table

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actuarial tableA premium reading taken from the appropriate actuarial table is subject to adjustment by a device called the average market level indicator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   breakfast tableIt is not merely the taxation on the ordinary sugar one has to consider, but its effects on the breakfast table. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   conference tableHowever, the team ethicist's involvement is not limited to the conference table. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with table What is the pronunciation of table?

Translations of table

in Chinese (Traditional) 傢俱, 桌子, 枱… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 家具, 桌子, 台子… See more in Spanish mesa, mesa de trabajo, escritorio… See more in Portuguese mesa, escrivaninha, tabela… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian टेबल, मेज, टेबल / कार्यालयात जेथे काम केले जाते… See more 食卓, テーブル, （データなどの）表… See more masa, tablo, çizelge… See more table [feminine], tableau [masculine], table… See more taula… See more tafel, tabel… See more ஒரு தட்டையான மேற்பரப்பு, பொதுவாக நான்கு கால்களால் ஆதரிக்கப்படுகிறது, இது விஷயங்களை வைக்க பயன்படுகிறது… See more मेज़, टेबल, (तथ्यों और संख्याओं की) तालिका… See more મેજ, ટેબલ, કોષ્ટક… See more bord, tabel… See more bord, tabell, bord[ssällskap]… See more meja, jadual, org yg duduk di meja… See more der Tisch, die Tabelle, die Tischrunde… See more bord [neuter], tabell [masculine], bord… See more میز, جدول, ایک قسم کی فہرست جن میں اعداد و شمار کو کالم اورقطار(خانوں) میں درج کیا جاتا ہے… See more стіл, таблиця, список… See more టేబల్, ఆఫీసు టేబల్, సూచిక… See more টেবিল, একটি সমতল ক্ষেত্র যার সাধারণত চারটি পায়া আছে ও যা জিনিস রাখার জন্যে ব্যবহার করা হয়।, অফিসে কাজ করার একটি টেবিল… See more stůl, tabulka, sloupec… See more meja, tabel, orang yang duduk di keliling meja… See more โต๊ะ, ตาราง, คนนั่งที่โต๊ะ… See more cái bàn, biểu, cột… See more stół, tabela, tablica… See more 테이블, 식탁, 표… See more tavolo, tabella, tavola… See more Need a translator?

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• on the table idiom
• wait (on) table(s) idiom
• set the table phrase
• wait at table(s) idiom
• under the table idiom
• table of contents phrase
• wait (on) table(s), at wait at table(s) idiom

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  • Noun 
    • table (FURNITURE)
    • set the table
    • table (INFORMATION)
    • table of contents
  • Verb 
    • table (DISCUSSION)
    • table (ARRANGE DATA)
    • table (PROVIDE INFORMATION)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • table (FURNITURE)
    • table (INFORMATION)
    • table of contents
  • Verb 
    • table (NOT DISCUSS)
• Business   
  • Noun 
    • table
    • off the table
    • on the table
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