label
English meaning: Label
Definition
To label is to write the names of the parts on a diagram or picture. Students label diagrams to show what each part is.
Example
“Label each part of the flower in the diagram.”
Another example: “The press unfairly labelled him a coward for refusing to fight.”
Usage — When, Where & How
As a verb, to attach or write a name on something, especially parts of a diagram; figuratively, to categorise a person ('labelled a troublemaker'). As a noun, the tag itself or a record company. Note UK 'labelled', US 'labeled'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'label' meaning a ribbon or strip.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- label a diagram
- clearly label
- label the parts
- unfairly labelled
- label the axes
Word Forms
label (v); labelled/labeled; labelling; label (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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