Meaning of article in English
article
noun [ C ]
us /ˈɑːr.t̬ɪ.kəl/ uk /ˈɑː.tɪ.kəl/
article noun [C] (NEWSPAPER)
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B1
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet:
There was an interesting article on vegetarianism in the paper yesterday.
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The article appeared on the front page of the Guardian.
If you spot any mistakes in the article just mark them with a pencil.
Her article on diet startled many people into changing their eating habits.
The newspaper published a toughly worded article about racist behavior.
She has written articles for several women's magazines.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
article noun [C] (GRAMMAR)
B1 language specialized
any of the English words "a," "an," and "the," or words in other languages that do the same job as these
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definite article specializedindefinite article
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article noun [C] (OBJECT)
a particular thing, especially one that is one of several things of a similar type or in the same place:
article of clothing An article of clothing was found near the river.
Guests are advised not to leave any articles of value in their hotel rooms.
articles of furniture
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article noun [C] (LAW)
a separate part in a written document such as a legal agreement:
East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.
articles UK
work done in a law office while training to be a lawyer:
do your articles I'm doing my articles in a small firm in Oxford.
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Grammar
Piece words and group words
Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …
Piece words
Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …
(Definition of article from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
article | Intermediate English
article
noun [ C ]
us /ˈɑrt̬·ɪ·kəl/
article noun [C] (PIECE OF WRITING)
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writing
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:
an article on Chinese art
article noun [C] (OBJECT)
a particular thing or item:
The police want a description of each missing article.
article noun [C] (SMALL WORD)
grammar
any of the English words "a," "an," and "the," or words in other languages that are used in a similar way as these
(Definition of article from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
article | Business English
article
noun
uk /ˈɑːtɪkl/ us
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a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:
The article appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of Economics and Portfolio Strategy, a newsletter for institutional investors.
[ C ] LAW (also Article)
a separate part in a written document such as a law or legal agreement:
The Commission has power to impose fines on parties in breach of Article 85(1).
articles
LAW UK
work in a law office as part of someone's training to be a lawyer:
I received a fairly general grounding while in articles, including the opportunity to undertake some commercial work.
(Definition of article from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of article
article
The article has been updated to reflect this.
From The Verge
I know your post has not motivated me to question the article.
From Phys.Org
Perhaps you can write subsequent articles referring to this article.
From CNN
This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links.
From Wired
Comments about the article were so sharp and so divided that for now, the family has decided to decline any further media interviews.
From CNN
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Collocations with article
article
These are words often used in combination with article.
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article directory
The social media website doubles as an article directory, permitting users to add full articles as well as blog posts to their account.
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article of clothing
A virtuous green would see herself as taking on the moral weight of production and disposal when she purchases an article of clothing (for example).
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article of manufacture
Land is not an article of manufacture, and the difficulty is to get it in order to distribute it amongst the people who stand in need of it.
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What is the pronunciation of article?
Translations of article
in Chinese (Traditional)
報紙, （報紙或雜誌上的）文章，報導, 論文…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
报纸, （报纸或杂志上的）文章，报道, 论文…
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in Spanish
artículo, artículo [masculine]…
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in Portuguese
artigo, peça, artigo [masculine]…
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