tag

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /teɪɡ/ UK /tæɡ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like teg /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

noun verb Freq #4349

Meanings

1

noun
A small label attached to something to give information or identify it.

Check the price tag before you buy it.
2

verb
To attach a label or mark to something or someone.

All the clothes were tagged with a barcode.
3

noun
A word or short text added to identify or categorize something, especially online.

She added a few tags to her photo before posting it.

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Synonyms

catch chasedobbyhad hit it ticktigtiggytip touchtuggy

Opposites

lag

Word family

Forms taggedtaggingtags

Derived forms ear-tagnametagretagtag-teamtagballtaggedtaggertaggingtagless

Related forms chaseydodgeballpaintball

Etymology

From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

tagge Middle English

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# tag

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** teɪɡ
**IPA (UK):** tæɡ
**Frequency rank:** 4349

## Meanings
1. A small label attached to something to give information or identify it.
2. To attach a label or mark to something or someone.
3. A word or short text added to identify or categorize something, especially online.

## Examples
- Check the price tag before you buy it.
- All the clothes were tagged with a barcode.
- She added a few tags to her photo before posting it.

## Synonyms
- catch
- chase
- dobby
- had
- hit
- it
- tick
- tig
- tiggy
- tip
- touch
- tuggy

## Antonyms
- lag

## Derived Forms
- ear-tag
- nametag
- retag
- tag-team
- tagball
- tagged
- tagger
- tagging
- tagless

## Related Forms
- chasey
- dodgeball
- paintball

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tagge

## Etymology
From Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack.

## AI Etymology
Tag is from Middle English tagge (“small piece hanging from a garment”), probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian tagg (“point; prong; barb; tag”), Swedish tagg (“thorn; prickle; tine”), Icelandic tág (“a willow-twig”). Compare also tack. In present-day use, it can mean a small label attached to something to give information or identify it, or to attach a label or mark to something or someone.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Communication

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