tag

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /teɪɡ/ UK /tæɡ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like teg /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

catch chasedobbyhad hit it ticktigtiggytip touchtuggy

Opposites

lag

Word family

Forms taggedtaggingtags

Derived forms ear-tagnametagretagtag-teamtagballtaggedtaggertaggingtagless

Related forms chaseydodgeballpaintball

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price tag
a label showing how much an item costs

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Tag is first recorded in late Middle English for a narrow decorative strip hanging from a slashed skirt. Its origin is unknown, though it may be related to dag, a word with a similar meaning and a possible connection to dagger. The sense “label indicating ownership” arose in mid-19th-century American English.

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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Topics

General Vocabulary

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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
- General Vocabulary

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