lists
"Lists" is a very common English word with a few different uses. As a noun, it refers to a series of items written or spoken one after another. As a verb, it means to write or say items in that way — or, in a completely different sense, to tilt to one side. Here are the most useful meanings.
A list is a collection of things written or said one after another, usually in a line or numbered order. Think of a shopping list — you write down milk, eggs, bread, and so on. That collection of items is a list. 'Lists' is simply the plural, so you can have more than one.
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When you 'list' things, you name or write them one after another in an organised way. For example, if someone asks what you need from the store, you might list the items: 'I need apples, water, and bread.' The form 'lists' is used when the subject is he, she, or it.
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Sometimes 'lists' is used figuratively to talk about rankings, priorities, or categories — things that are important or notable in some way. For example, being 'at the top of someone's list' means you are their highest priority.
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That restaurant is on all the best-of lists in the city.
He appeared on several lists of the most influential scientists of the decade.