print


Definition: Meaning of, print in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prɪnt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
print printed printed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
printing prints
  1. words [intransitive and transitive] to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface
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  2. words [intransitive] when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced
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  3. books/newspapers [transitive] to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc
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  4. in a newspaper [transitive] to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine [=  publish]
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  5. photograph [transitive] to produce a photograph from a photographic film
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  6. cloth [transitive] to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine
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  7. write [intransitive and transitive] to write words by hand without joining the letters
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  8. make a mark [transitive] to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it
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print prints
  1. books/newspapers [uncountable] writing that has been printed, for example in books or newspapers
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  2. be in print if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed
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  3. be out of print if a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies
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  4. letters [uncountable] the letters in which something is printed
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  5. the small/fine print the details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing
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  6. mark [countable] a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it
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  7. prints [plural] the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers [=  fingerprints]
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  8. cloth [uncountable and countable] cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed
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  9. photograph [countable] a photograph that has been produced from a film
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  10. picture [countable] a picture that is made by cutting lines onto a piece of metal or wood and then printing it onto paper
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  11. picture [countable] a copy of a painting that is produced by taking a photograph of it and printing it onto paper
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print used in phrases

  • IRIS print (noun)
    1. A very high-quality print that is made using a special PRINTER which is controlled by a computer and which SPRAY s very small drops of coloured ink onto the paper
  • butter-print (noun)
    1. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fibre; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
  • contact print (noun)
    1. a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative
  • daisy print wheel (noun)
    1. a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
  • e-print (noun)
    1. electronic preprint of an academic article or other publication
  • fine print (noun)
    1. SMALL PRINT
  • out of print (adjective)
    1. of books no longer offered for sale by a publisher
  • photographic print (noun)
    1. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
  • print buffer (noun)
    1. a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready
  • print media (noun)
    1. a medium that disseminates printed matter
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print used in phrasal verbs

  • print out (phrasal verb)
    1. to produce a copy of a computer document from a printer
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