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catalogue

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈkætəlɑːɡ/ · UK /ˈkætəlɒɡ/

Forms: catalogues

catalogue means: A list of items, often with descriptions or pictures, that helps you find or choose something.

noun

ITEM LISTB1

A list of items, often with descriptions or pictures, that helps you find or choose something.

  • The library catalogue lists every book.
  • I ordered a chair from their catalogue.
  • Have you checked the online catalogue?

Similar words: directory, list

Common phrases: library catalogue, online catalogue, product catalogue

SERIES OF PROBLEMSC1

A series of bad or unpleasant things.

  • The report listed a catalogue of errors.
  • Their holiday became a catalogue of disasters.
  • The collapse followed a long catalogue of management failures.

How to use it: catalogue of something (The investigation revealed a catalogue of mistakes.)

Similar words: series, string

Common phrases: catalogue of errors, catalogue of failures, catalogue of disasters

verb

LIST AND ORGANIZEB2

To record and organize items in a list so they can be found easily.

  • Please catalogue these books.
  • The librarian catalogued every new arrival.
  • They are cataloguing the family’s old photographs.

Similar words: list, record, index

Common phrases: catalogue books, catalogue a collection, catalogue museum objects

Questions about catalogue

What does catalogue mean?

A list of items, often with descriptions or pictures, that helps you find or choose something.

What is catalogue in other languages?

Türkçe: katalog · Español: catálogo · Français: catalogue · Deutsch: Katalog · Italiano: catalogo · 日本語: カタログ

How do you pronounce catalogue?

In American English /ˈkætəlɑːɡ/; in British English /ˈkætəlɒɡ/.

How do you use catalogue in a sentence?

The library catalogue lists every book. I ordered a chair from their catalogue.

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