26984 words

tables

23 definitions • 26 examples
1
a flat surface, usually supported by four legs, used for putting things on
2
the people sitting at a table:

Examples:

There was a really noisy table behind us celebrating someone's birthday.
3
a table that you work at in an office
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to put a cloth, knives, and forks, etc. on the table in preparation for a meal:

Examples:

set the table for Could you set the table for lunch, please?
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a list of the information that is contained in a book:

Examples:

Make sure you include a table of contents and an acknowledgments section.
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to suggest the formal discussion of something:

Examples:

An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James.
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to delay the formal discussion of a subject until later:

Examples:

The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.
10
to put data into a table (= an arrangement of facts or numbers in rows or columns):

Examples:

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.
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to set up a table in a public place, in order to provide people with information, or to sell something:

Examples:

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.
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a piece of furniture that has a flat top supported by legs:

Examples:

We ate our meals sitting around a large dining room table.
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The table also means all the people at a table:

Examples:

The whole table had a very good time.
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an arrangement of facts and numbers, usually in rows on a page, that makes information easy to understand
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A table of contents is a list of what is in a book.
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to leave something for discussion or consideration at a later time:

Examples:

We’ll have to table these last two items until our next meeting.
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Examples:

The table can help you evaluate the potential risks of investing in the Fund.
Building societies dominate the best-value tables for mortgages.
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a place or opportunity for people to meet and discuss something:

Examples:

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.
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no longer being considered:

Examples:

A dividend payment this year is definitely off the table.
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having been offered or suggested so that it can be considered:

Examples:

Management said that there were important new benefits on the table.
The deal appears to be still on the table.
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not going to be discussed until later:

Examples:

If you have an important matter to raise, don't leave it on the table.
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to suggest or offer something for discussion:

Examples:

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.
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to leave a subject or idea to be discussed later:

Examples:

The motion has been tabled.
I propose tabling this for the time being.

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