Phrase guide

to-do list

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /təˈduː.lɪst/
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noun

Meaning 1

A list of errands and other tasks – often written on a piece of paper as a memory aid – that one needs or intends to accomplish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Mowing the lawn and chopping the weeds topped his to-do list of chores.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agenda, tasklist, worklist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ediləcəklər siyahısı — list of errands
  • Azerbaijani: edilməlilər siyahısı — list of errands
  • Catalan: llista de tasques — list of errands
  • Catalan: llista de coses per fer — list of errands
  • Chinese Mandarin: 待辦事項 /待办事项 (dàibàn shìxiàng) — list of errands
  • Chinese Mandarin: 任務一覽表 /任务一览表 (rènwù yīlǎnbiǎo) — list of errands
  • Chinese Mandarin: 任務清單 /任务清单 (rènwù qīngdān) — list of errands
  • Chinese Mandarin: 待辦清單 /待办清单 (dàibàn qīngdān) — list of errands
  • Dutch: takenlijst — list of errands
  • Dutch: to-dolijst — list of errands
  • Esperanto: farendaĵoj-listo — list of errands
  • Finnish: tehtävälista — list of errands
  • Finnish: muistilista — list of errands
  • French: liste de tâches — list of errands
  • French: liste de choses à faire — list of errands
  • German: Aufgabenliste — list of errands
  • German: To-do-Liste — list of errands
  • Hungarian: tennivalók — list of errands
  • Japanese: やることリスト (yaru koto risuto) — list of errands
  • Korean: 할 일 목록 (hal il mongnok) — list of errands
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjøremålsliste — list of errands
  • Norwegian Bokmål: huskeliste — list of errands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hugseliste — list of errands
  • Polish: lista zadań — list of errands
  • Polish: lista spraw — list of errands
  • Portuguese: lista de afazeres — list of errands
  • Russian: спи́сок дел (spísok del) — list of errands
  • Spanish: lista de quehaceres — list of errands
  • Swedish: att-göra-lista — list of errands
  • Turkish: yapılacaklar listesi — list of errands