/prɪnt/
/prɪnt/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they print | /prɪnt/ /prɪnt/ |
| he / she / it prints | /prɪnts/ /prɪnts/ |
| past simple printed | /ˈprɪntɪd/ /ˈprɪntɪd/ |
| past participle printed | /ˈprɪntɪd/ /ˈprɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form printing | /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to produce letters, pictures, etc. on paper using a machine that puts ink (= coloured liquid) on the surface
- print (something) I'm printing a copy of the document for you.
- Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter?
- (computing) Click on the icon when you want to print.
- be printed with something Each card is printed with a different message.
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa2- I couldn't get the graphics to print correctly.
- The images are scanned onto computers and digitally printed.
- The message was printed in blue ink.
- printing from a file
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- badly
- cheaply
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- from
- in
- on
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- [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.
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2- She had the memoir privately printed in a limited edition.
- The book is beautifully printed on good quality paper.
- We had the first issue of the newsletter professionally printed.
- a leaflet printed on recycled paper
- He was handing out cheaply printed business cards.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- badly
- cheaply
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- from
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- on
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- print something [transitive] 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.
- [transitive] print something (from something) to produce a photograph on paper from a digital file or from film
- Photographs can be printed from a digital file or from a negative.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- badly
- cheaply
- …
- from
- in
- on
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- [transitive, intransitive] print (something) to write without joining the letters together
- Print your name and address clearly in the space provided.
- He had printed his name in capitals at the bottom of the picture.
- In some countries children learn to print when they first go to school.
- [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.
- [transitive] to make a design on a surface or cloth by pressing a surface against it which has been coloured with ink or dye
- print A on B They had printed their own design on the T-shirt.
- print B with A a T-shirt printed with their own design
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- badly
- cheaply
- …
- from
- in
- on
- …
letters/pictures
books/newspapers
publish
photograph
write
make mark
make design
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’.
Idioms
See print in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee print in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha licence to print money
- (disapproving) used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort
not worth the paper it’s written/printed on
- (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
the printed word/page
- what is published in books, newspapers, etc.
- the power of the printed word
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