"label" meaning in All languages combined

See label on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈleɪbəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-label.ogg [US] Forms: label [singular], labels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it.
    Sense id: simple-label-en-noun-kjaPl58l
  2. A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies).
    Sense id: simple-label-en-noun-PTZOYTC4

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈleɪbəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-label.ogg [US] Forms: labelled [past], labelled [past, participle], labelling [present, participle], label [canonical], labels [third-person, singular], labeled [past], labeled [past, participle], labeling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|label|l}} [POS TABLE], {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you label something, you write information on it or attach information to it.
    Sense id: simple-label-en-verb-1Hs9p1af
  2. If you label somebody or something as being some way, you categorize them that way.
    Sense id: simple-label-en-verb-aaIoW43L
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  "hyphenation": "la‧bel",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "Please read the label before using the product."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are washing instructions on the label."
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Her favorite label is Gucci."
        }
      ],
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        "A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies)."
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "US"
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      "audio": "en-us-label.ogg",
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        "Audio"
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    },
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      "form": "labelled",
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        "participle"
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    {
      "form": "labelling",
      "tags": [
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        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "label",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "labels",
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        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "labeled",
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        "past",
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        {
          "text": "Please be sure to label your bags before getting on the airplane."
        },
        {
          "text": "He labelled the tree with its name and date."
        }
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        {
          "text": "After the way he acted, the other children labeled him as weird."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please read the label before using the product."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are washing instructions on the label."
        }
      ],
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        "A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it."
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        {
          "text": "Her favorite label is Gucci."
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      "glosses": [
        "A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies)."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "labelling",
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        "participle"
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "past",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Please be sure to label your bags before getting on the airplane."
        },
        {
          "text": "He labelled the tree with its name and date."
        }
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After the way he acted, the other children labeled him as weird."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
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}

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