English

Pronunciation

• tā'bəl, /ˈteɪbəl/, /"teIb@l/

Etymology

From French table, from Latin tabula, tablet

Noun

table (plural: tables)

1. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground on one or more legs.
2. A flat tray which can be used as a table.
3. A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
4. A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table .

   The children were practising multiplication tables.

   Don't you know your tables?

   Here is a table of natural logarithms.

Translations

item of furniture

flat tray that can be used as a table

grid of data in rows and columns

collection of arithmetic calculations

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. Note: The numbering is definitely wrong.

• Basque: mahai
• Indonesian: meja
• Italian: tavola f (2), tavolo m (1)
• Latin: tabula f (2, 3, 4)
• Portuguese: tabela f (2)
• Romanica: tabula f (2, 3, 4)
• Swedish: tabell (2,3)

Verb

to table (tabled , tabling )

1. To put on a table.
2. (obsolete) To propose for discussion (from to put on the table)
3. To hold back to a later time; to postpone.

   "The legislature tabled the amendment."

4. To tabulate; to put into a table.

Translations

to put on a table

obsolete: to propose for discussion

postpone See postpone

tabulate See tabulate

Related terms

• dining table
• dinner table
• division table
• log table
• multiplication table
• periodic table
• pool table
• timetable
• table tennis
• tablet
• tableware
• tabulate
• water table

See also

• tablet
• tabula rasa

French

Noun

table f (plural tables)

1. table (item of furniture)