Meaning of article In English

• 0 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.

• 1 any of the English words "a", "an", and "the", or words in other languages that do the same job as these

• 2 a particular thing, especially one that is one of several things of a similar type or in the same place:

  • Guests are advised not to leave any articles of value in their hotel rooms.

  • An article of clothing was found near the river.

  • articles of furniture

• 3 a separate part in a written document such as a legal agreement:

  • East and West Germany united under article 23 of the Bonn constitution.

• 4 a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine:

  • an article on Chinese art

• 5 a particular thing or item:

  • The police want a description of each missing article.

• 6 any of the English words "a," "an," and "the," or words in other languages that are used in a similar way as these

• 7 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.

• 8 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).

• 9 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.