table
verb/ˈteɪbl/
/ˈteɪbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they table | /ˈteɪbl/ /ˈteɪbl/ |
| he / she / it tables | /ˈteɪblz/ /ˈteɪblz/ |
| past simple tabled | /ˈteɪbld/ /ˈteɪbld/ |
| past participle tabled | /ˈteɪbld/ /ˈteɪbld/ |
| -ing form tabling | /ˈteɪblɪŋ/ /ˈteɪblɪŋ/ |
- table something (British English) to present something formally for discussion
- to table a question in Parliament
- They have tabled a motion for debate at the next Party Conference.
- He has tabled a question on this issue for tomorrow’s council meeting.
- table something (North American English) to leave an idea, a proposal, etc. to be discussed at a later date
- They voted to table the proposal until the following meeting.
Word OriginOld English tabule ‘flat slab, inscribed tablet’, from Latin tabula ‘plank, tablet, list’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French table.
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