- [uncountable] any form of written material
- a computer that can process text
- printed text
- Highlight the area of text on screen and press the ‘delete’ key.
Extra Examples- one of the best HTML text editors available
- When you point at the icon, a small text box appears.
- Use the mouse to move chunks of text from place to place.
- The program allows you to import text files from other word processors.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
- …
- block
- body
- chunk
- …
- create
- produce
- provide
- …
- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
- …
- [countable] a piece of writing that you have to answer questions about in an exam or a lesson synonym passage
- Read the text carefully and then answer the questions.
Extra Examples- We discussed the use of metaphor in the text.
- a poetic text about growing up in rural England
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- introductory
- key
- …
- read
- read from
- analyse/analyze
- …
- contain something
- describe something
- emphasize something
- …
- analysis
- in a/the text
- text about
- text on
- …
- (also text message)[countable] a written message that you send using a mobile phone
- She sent me a text to say she would be late.
- [uncountable] the main printed part of a book or magazine, not the notes, pictures, etc.
- My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.
- She wrote the text for a book of photographs.
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1- Hand symbols in the main body of the text cross-refer the reader to the appendices.
- The catalogue consists of colour reproductions of the paintings with accompanying text.
- The illustrations are printed separately from the main text.
- The photographs are accompanied by text.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
- …
- block
- body
- chunk
- …
- create
- produce
- provide
- …
- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
- …
- [countable] the written form of a speech, a play, an article, etc.
- The newspaper had printed the full text of the president's speech.
- Can you act out this scene without referring to the text?
- The filmed version of Henry V stays close to the original text.
Extra Examples- He stood up and began reading from a prepared text.
- She strayed from the text in a few places to illustrate some of her more interesting points.
- I posted the full text for free on my site.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- full
- draft
- …
- block
- body
- chunk
- …
- create
- produce
- provide
- …
- accompany
- file
- editor
- message
- …
- [countable] a book, play, etc., especially one that is being studied
- a literary text
- sacred/religious/ancient texts
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationa1- Her books appear on lists of recommended texts in universities.
- The book exhibits a close reading of primary texts as well as scholarly commentaries.
- We're studying dramatic texts by Mexican playwrights.
- It is one of the most difficult literary texts of all time.
- Students are requested not to buy texts prior to the first class.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- introductory
- key
- …
- read
- read from
- analyse/analyze
- …
- contain something
- describe something
- emphasize something
- …
- analysis
- in a/the text
- text about
- text on
- …
- (North American English) (also textbook British and North American English)[countable] a book that teaches a particular subject and that is used especially in schools and colleges
- medical texts
- [countable] a sentence or short passage from the Bible that is read out and discussed by somebody, especially during a religious service
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus ‘tissue, literary style’ (in medieval Latin, ‘Gospel’), from text- ‘woven’, from the verb texere.
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