enumerate
/i'nju:məreit/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To list items one by one: To mention or name things separately in a list.
- To determine the number of; to count: To ascertain the total number of items in a collection.
Usage
- The verb enumerate is used when you want to specify items individually in a sequence or to count them. It is a formal term often used in academic, technical, or official contexts.
- It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (e.g., enumerate the reasons, enumerate the errors).
Examples
- Verb:
- The report enumerates the key challenges facing the industry.
- Please enumerate all the steps required to complete the process.
- She enumerated her qualifications during the interview.
- The teacher asked the students to enumerate the causes of World War I.
Advanced Usage
- "To enumerate on/upon": (Less common) To speak or write at length about a list of items.
- The speaker enumerated upon the various economic indicators.
- Used in computing/programming: To traverse through a collection of items.
- The loop enumerates each element in the array.
Variants and Related Words
- Enumeration (n): The act of enumerating; a numbered or listed item.
- The document contained a detailed enumeration of the rules.
- Enumerative (adj): Involving or relating to enumeration.
- The study used an enumerative research method.
Synonyms
- List: To make a list of.
- Itemize: To set down in a list of items.
- Recite: To repeat aloud from memory, often a list.
- Catalog: To make a systematic list of.
- Count: To determine the total number of.
Related Phrases
- Enumerate the ways: To list all the possible methods or reasons (often used for emphasis).
- I could enumerate the ways this plan is flawed.
Idioms
Verb
- determine the number or amount of
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- specify individually
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug