ink
verb/ɪŋk/
/ɪŋk/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they ink | /ɪŋk/ /ɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it inks | /ɪŋks/ /ɪŋks/ |
| past simple inked | /ɪŋkt/ /ɪŋkt/ |
| past participle inked | /ɪŋkt/ /ɪŋkt/ |
| -ing form inking | /ˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- ink something to cover something with ink so that it can be used for printingTopics Artc2
- ink something (North American English, informal) to sign a document, especially a contract
- The group has just inked a $10 million deal.
- ink something (on something) to mark somebody's skin with a tattoo (= a picture or design marked permanently in ink)
- She has a lizard inked on her right arm.
- The couple inked matching designs soon after they started dating.
Word OriginMiddle English enke, inke, from Old French enque, via late Latin from Greek enkauston, denoting the purple ink used by Roman emperors for signatures, from enkaiein ‘burn in’.
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