How to write table in English

The English word for table is: table.

Pronunciation: English?['te?bl] American?['te?bl].

n.? Table; platform; dining table; table of people; table; catalog; (competition) ranking list.

vt.?Set; put... on the table; submit for discussion; list.

adj.?of the table.

Word usage.

1. The basic meaning of table is "table", which is generally used for eating, playing, working or placing things. Table can also be interpreted as "table" or "workbench", which is a countable noun.

2. When table is used with the, it can be interpreted as "a table of people" or "a whole table of people". When used in this interpretation, it is a collective noun. When it is used as the subject, the predicate verb can be in singular or plural form.

3. The usage in Britain and the United States is different. In British English, ?table means "putting forward" and "putting... on the agenda"; in American English, ?table means "putting... for later consideration". Therefore, when interpreting it, we must pay attention to the context and not confuse its meaning.

Extended information:

Related examples.

1. He moved the table over to the center of the room.

He moved the table to the center of the room.

2. Mother told me to lay the table for breakfast.

My mother asked me to set the table for breakfast.

3. She spread a cloth on the table.

She spread a piece of cloth on the dining table.

4. She positioned the chairs round the dining table.

She arranged chairs around the dining table.

5. His jokes amused the whole table.

His jokes made the whole table laugh.