table
/ˈteɪbl̩/ verb C2- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid. · to table fines
- To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
- 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.
- To represent a company or organization (at an exposition, fair, etc.), usually at a booth or display.
- To put on a table.
- To show one's cards face-up, especially during showdown.
- To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
He/she/it tables · Past tabled · Past participle tabled · -ing form tabling
Verb forms
- Base form
- table
- He/she/it
- tables
- Past
- tabled
- Past participle
- tabled
- -ing form
- tabling
From the library
This toast, recalling at once the patient exile of Hartwell and the peace-loving King of France, excited universal enthusiasm; glasses were elevated in the air à l’Anglaise, and the ladies, snatching their bouquets from their fair bosoms, strewed the table with their floral treasures.
He must have placed it on the table before he was attacked; otherwise, of course, it would have fallen when he fell.
But it seems you have come back rich, my boy,” continued the tailor, looking askance at the handful of gold and silver which Dantès had thrown on the table.
I was expressing to my father my fears that he had wanted many things in my absence, and to convince me he emptied his purse on the table.
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