How to spell item

(Entry 1 of 3) 1 : a distinct part in an enumeration, account, or series : article. 2 : an object of attention, concern, or interest. 3 : a separate piece of news or information.

The plural form of item is items.

The definition of an item is an article, unit, a bit of news, or is slang for a piece of gossip. An example of an item is a carton of milk. An example of an item is two people who are a couple. An article; unit; separate thing; particular; entry in an account. An item of clothing.

If you say that two people are an item, you mean that they are having a romantic or sexual relationship.

The difference between Item and Thing. When used as nouns, item means a distinct physical object, whereas thing means that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.