table
/ˈteɪbəl/
noun
- A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or placing things on.
- We set the dinner table with plates and glasses for the guests.
- She put her laptop on the desk table and started working.
- The children sat around the table to do their homework together.
- A set of data arranged in rows and columns.
- He created a table to compare the prices of different phone plans.
- The table in the report shows the population growth for each country.
- The multiplication table helps students learn basic math facts.
- A group of people sitting together at a table, especially in a restaurant or meeting.
- The waiter asked the table if they were ready to order.
- Our table at the conference discussed the new marketing strategy.
- A table of four was laughing loudly near the window.
verb
- To present or propose something for discussion, especially at a meeting.
- The board tabled the budget proposal until next month.
- The committee tabled the motion for further review.
- She tabled a new idea for improving office communication.
- To postpone or delay consideration of something.
- The council voted to table the issue until more information was available.
- We decided to table the discussion and come back to it later.
- The bill was tabled indefinitely by the legislature.