"table" meaning in English

See table in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪbəl/ [UK, Canada] Audio: en-uk-table.ogg [UK], en-us-table.ogg [US] Forms: table [singular], tables [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A raised flat surface.
    Sense id: simple-table-en-noun-XjXj-sGN
  2. A list of information in rows and columns.
    Sense id: simple-table-en-noun-lXYE5aGo

Verb

IPA: /ˈteɪbəl/ [UK, Canada] Audio: en-uk-table.ogg [UK], en-us-table.ogg [US] Forms: table [canonical], tables [third-person, singular], tabled [past], tabled [past, participle], tabling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tabl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To propose in a meeting.
    Sense id: simple-table-en-verb-YaJinkzz
  2. To end or postpone in a meeting.
    Sense id: simple-table-en-verb-D4EO9QUR
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        {
          "text": "He sat at the table to eat."
        }
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        "A raised flat surface."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He looked at the data table."
        }
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        {
          "text": "We will table a new motion."
        }
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        {
          "text": "I vote to table discussion."
        }
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He sat at the table to eat."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A raised flat surface."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He looked at the data table."
        }
      ],
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        "A list of information in rows and columns."
      ]
    }
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    },
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        "UK"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    }
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  "word": "table"
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      "tags": [
        "past",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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        {
          "text": "We will table a new motion."
        }
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    },
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        {
          "text": "I vote to table discussion."
        }
      ],
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        "To end or postpone in a meeting."
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-table.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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