- 1 [transitive, intransitive] print (something) to produce letters, pictures, etc. on paper using a machine that puts ink on the surface Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter? I'm printing a copy of the document for you. Each card is printed with a different message. (computing) Click on the icon when you want to print. Wordfinderfilecopy, data, delete, file, folder, icon, menu, open, password, print Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbbeautifully, badly, cheaply, … prepositionfrom, in, on, … See full entry See related entries: Using a computer books/newspapers
- 2 [transitive] print something to produce books, newspapers, etc. by printing them in large quantities They printed 30 000 copies of the book. The firm specializes in printing calendars. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbbeautifully, badly, cheaply, … prepositionfrom, in, on, … See full entry See related entries: Writing and publishing publish
- 3 [transitive] print something to publish something in printed form The photo was printed in all the national newspapers. The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family. photograph
- 4 [transitive] print something to produce a photograph from a film I'm having the pictures developed and printed. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbbeautifully, badly, cheaply, … prepositionfrom, in, on, … See full entry write
- 5[intransitive, transitive] to write without joining the letters together In some countries children learn to print when they first go to school. print something Print your name and address clearly in the space provided. He had printed his name in capitals at the bottom of the picture. make mark
- 6[transitive] print something (in/on something) to make a mark on a soft surface by pressing The tracks of the large animal were clearly printed in the sand. (figurative) The memory of that day was indelibly printed on his brain. make design
- 7[transitive] to make a design on a surface or cloth by pressing a surface against it which has been coloured with ink or dye They had printed their own design on the T-shirt. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbbeautifully, badly, cheaply, … prepositionfrom, in, on, … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.Extra examples He was handing out cheaply printed business cards. I couldn’t get the graphics to print correctly. Photographs can be printed from a digital file or from a negative. She had the memoir privately printed in a limited edition. The book is beautifully printed on good quality paper. The images are scanned onto computers and digitally printed. The incident was indelibly printed in her memory. The message was printed in blue ink. We had the T-shirts specially printed with the company’s logo. We had the first issue of the newsletter professionally printed. a dress printed with blue flowers a leaflet printed on recycled paper printing from a file I’m having the pictures developed and printed. The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family.Idioms
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BrE BrE//prɪnt//; NAmE NAmE//prɪnt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they print BrE BrE//prɪnt//; NAmE NAmE//prɪnt//
he / she / it prints BrE BrE//prɪnts//; NAmE NAmE//prɪnts//
past simple printed BrE BrE//ˈprɪntɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈprɪntɪd//
past participle printed BrE BrE//ˈprɪntɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈprɪntɪd//
-ing form printing BrE BrE//ˈprɪntɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈprɪntɪŋ//
Writing and publishing, Using a computer(disapproving) used to describe a business which makes a lot of money with little effort
(of an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would
what is published in books, newspapers, etc. the power of the printed word Phrasal Verbsprint off
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