label

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈleɪbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lābəl)

Inflections of 'label' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
labels
v 3rd person singular
labelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
labeling
v pres p (US)
labelled
v past (Mainly UK)
labeled
v past (US)
labelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
labeled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "label"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "label" in context.

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label

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [nutrition, price, shipping, return, safety] label
  2. a [product, food, clothing] label
  3. [a sticky, an adhesive] label
  4. a [stick, sew, iron] -on label
  5. put a label on (it)
  6. put a label on the [package, parcel, envelope]
  7. [stitch, sew, stick, glue, put, iron] (on) a name label
  8. [stitch] a name label [in, into, inside, on, onto]
  9. always read the label
  10. remove the label
  11. [cut, tear, peel] off the label
  12. see the label for [expiry date, ingredients]
  13. a label to [show, describe, detail]
  14. the label on the [box, tin, product, shirt, bottle]
  15. the labels we give to [ourselves, others, people]
  16. refuses to put a label on [himself, her sexuality, his beliefs]
  17. [stated, marked, indicated] on the label
  18. the [ingredients, information, nutrition facts] on the food label
  19. [instructions, details, information] on the label
  20. a designer label
  21. signed with a [major, big, small] record label
n as adj
  1. designer-label [clothing, outfits, dresses]
  2. with a label maker
v
  1. label your [food, property, clothes]
  2. label a [tin, box, product, shirt]
  3. label them [according to, by] size
  4. label it with your [name, name and address, date of birth]
  5. [clearly, properly, correctly] label
  6. labeled [poison, pure alcohol]
  7. labeled it to [show, indicate, ensure, identify]
  8. labeled in [English, French]
  9. label him a [troublemaker, genius]
  10. labeled as [dangerous, private, fragile]
  11. [child, student] is labeled (as)
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