publishpub‧lish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ ●●● S3 W1 AWL verb 
The first edition was published in 1765. They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.2[transitive] if a newspaper or magazine publishes a letter, article etc, it prints it for people to read: We love reading your letters and we try to publish as many as possible.3[transitive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read: The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.GRAMMAR Publish is often passive in this meaning.4[intransitive, transitive] if a writer, musician etc publishes their work, they arrange for it to be printed and sold: University teachers must publish regularly to gain promotion.5publish and be damned British English used to say that you should take a risk in saying what you think is true, although the result may be harmful to you
WORD ORIGINpublish
Origin:
1300-1400 French publier, from Latin publicare ‘to make public, publish’, from publicus; ➔ PUBLIC1VERB TABLE
publish
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | publish |
| he, she, it | publishes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | published |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have published |
| he, she, it | has published | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had published |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will publish |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have published |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am publishing |
| he, she, it | is publishing | |
| you, we, they | are publishing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was publishing |
| you, we, they | were publishing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been publishing |
| he, she, it | has been publishing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been publishing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be publishing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been publishing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 'I've had a remarkable life,' says the 60-year-old author, who has published 35 books.
- 'Moby Dick' was first published in London in 1851.
- Amateur Photographer is published every Tuesday.
- King has made history by publishing a novel on the World Wide Web.
- Ladybird publish books for young children.
- Rowling's latest Harry Potter novel sold millions of copies as soon as it was published.
- So far none of the members' names have been published.
- The newspaper published a list of the elected school district officials.
- We publish mainly textbooks and other educational materials.
- About 80 % of the work on show was neither the result of a commission nor published.
- Californians' degree of support for the process is reflected in the results of a survey recently published by the Field Poll.
- Dinner conversation that evening took in gout, on which a distinctive book had been published some years earlier.
- Good books are published every day.
- The Reports were published amidst a general expectation among informed opinion that the Poor Law would indeed be reformed or abolished.
- This option is particularly useful when more than one pass is required to publish complex data.
- When finally published they would astonish everybody.
Longman Language Activatorto produce a book
to arrange for a book that has been written to be made available for people to buy: · 'Moby Dick' was first published in London in 1851.· 'I've had a remarkable life,' says the 60-year-old author, who has published 35 books.· King has made history by publishing a novel on the World Wide Web.
to produce a new book: · Fay Weldon has just brought out a new collection of stories.· Scribner will bring out a memoir by Candace Gringritch in the autumn. · He phoned to say they want to bring out a second edition.
to make something available for people to buy also come/go on the market · We put our house on the market last September and we still haven't sold it.· The drug came on the market in the late 1990s and has been widely prescribed.· The car will probably sell for around $50,000 when it goes on the market.· Most wines are left to mature before they are put on the market.
to make something such as a house, business, or piece of land available for people to buy: · The historic property has been put up for sale.· After the merger, parts of the business are likely to be put up for sale.
if a company brings out a new product that they have made, they make it available for people to buy: bring out something: · Kodak brought out a camera which stores up to 100 images on a computer disc.bring something out: · The two cookbooks have sold well, and Doubleday is bringing them out in new paperback editions.
if a company launches a new product, they publicly announce, especially with a lot of advertising, that it is available for people to buy: · Fiat launched a tiny "city car" especially for Europe's narrow, crowded streets.· Fezza, the clothes designer, launched his first collection in 1980.
to print a book, magazine, or newspaper and make it available for people to buy: · Ladybird publish books for young children.· Amateur Photographer is published every Tuesday.· Rowling's latest Harry Potter novel sold millions of copies as soon as it was published.
if a company releases a record or film, it makes it available for people to buy or see: · Her new album will be released at the end of the month.· Carrey's new comedy is due to be released in the US very soon.
WORD SETSabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The studies were undertaken by people working in education.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
(=print it in a newspaper)· The newspaper group was forced to publish a full apology.
(=print it in a newspaper or magazine)· The magazine carried an article on the dangers of being overweight.
· The book is published by Penguin.
· I’m working for a printing company at the moment.
· Further details of the band's tour will be announced later.
(=of a book or newspaper)· The first edition of the book was published in 1982.
· The News of the World decided not to print the story.
· The study was published in the British Medical Journal.
The studies were undertaken by people working in education.· Sayre first published the results of his analytical investigations of ancient glass with R.W.· The evidence has been pouring in since Hamilton and Zuk first published their theory.· The case, first published in 1905, mesmerizes me.
· It has recently published its prospectus for 1992-93, and I will send my hon. Friend a copy.· An increasing number of studies using faeces as a sample source have been published recently.· Delta Air Lines Inc. would charge $ 449 for the same trip under recently published unrestricted coach fares.· We recently published a study of predictors of shortlisting and appointments for training posts in psychiatry.· They have also recently published a catalogue of all the safety standards and levels for woodworkers.· He recently published a book on the labour camp where his weight fell from 13 stone to just five.· This discovery, which was recently published in the journal Nature, has come out of a fifteen-year research programme.
NOUN· The report also proposes that it would be appropriate for political parties to publish accounts of how they spend their Short money.· In the thirties some widely published accounts made popular the notion that the virus invaded through the nerves of smell.· An auditors' report under section 235 must not be published with any non-statutory accounts.· When he does come to publish his account of the oddities of peripatetic life in hiding, it will be compelling reading.· The state began publishing its accounts.· Many management researchers choose to publish the reflexive account separately from the study findings.· It had been eight years since the council published its accounts on time.· Tolkien, no doubt, would have seen this point and dealt with it somehow if he had published a full account.
· Jachowicz had published numerous articles alleging abuses by the secret police.· The charges were preaching sedition in three published articles.· Any delay in publishing an article in Perkin Trans. 1 is on the side of the author.· The appeals court ruled that the case was not dead even though the magazine ultimately published its article.· Cooke published influential articles in the School and the Teacher and helped to found a museum for London teachers.· Nor does the research process look anything like the final research report or published article.· Dons should be paid a bonus for every year in which they do not publish an article.· When Nielsen published his article in September 1997, the click-through rate was estimated to be 1 %.
· The imprimatur was obtained from the Papal censor and the book was published in 1632.· His book had to be published by the obscure Middle Passage Press.· He got a new agent, and Random House bought the book, publishing it in January 1994.· Kate's book was published in June 1967.· Noon's books are published in 10 languages.· They are there to see in various books that have been published.
· Although some Black male writers had published books, they said little of value to the rulers of empire.· It publishes books, cookbooks and magazines, and sells paper-doll kits and craft kits.· Another way of finding useful or appropriate things to read is to look at library catalogues which have been published as books.· When you start talking about large conglomerates publishing fewer books, it makes people nervous, because it smacks of censorship.· He published several books of a philosophical nature while president and liked to be surrounded by writers and artists.· He also published a number of books of his designs, which doubtless served to publicize his name.· Write he did, publishing several books and picking up some Pulitzer nominations.
· The degree has already successfully incorporated desktop publishing throughout its editorial, production and marketing strands.· Under Warnock, Adobe revolutionized the desktop publishing market with its PostScript imaging technology and Illustrator software.· The 19-person start-up was funded by Colorado-based desktop publishing software makers Quark Inc.
· If it had published the full document as originally written, we would know that there are some real nasties in it.· Acrobat is used by corporations to publish documents like annual reports and catalogs on the Web.· The research process involves many activities that will never be reported in the published document.· The government originally promised to publish a consultation document on how it proposed to implement the directive by autumn 1992.· However, he plans to reserve his final judgement until review of the published document.
· Further details will be published in future editions of Hospitality.· You could virtually publish a thousand editions in cyberspace before you printed a single one.· After all, they may want to publish multimedia editions of their works themselves when the time is right.· Instead academic publishers compete in duplication the same market, publishing different editions of the same small selection of writing.· Stephen Duck's poetry, for example, appeared in twelve editions before he published an authorized edition.· Most lithographs were published in editions of fifty and the etchings in editions of twenty-five.· More than the normal two Phoenixes will be published between editions.
· It is our business to collect, compile and publish figures.· When thinking about sustainable growth rates, subtract at least 4 percentage points from current published figures.· Labour demanded that we publish illustrative figures on the effect of the changes on pensioners and claimants.· Perhaps the Solicitors Indemnity Fund could publish regular figures.
· Another group has published preliminary findings on alkaline secretion in a balloon occluded segment of human oesophagus.· Official indifference led him to publish his findings in this and scores of other cases.· Amnesty published some recent findings in a report in October 1990.· For those who go on to read postgraduate studies, there is the further problem of publishing any research findings.· She published her findings in exemplary fashion in a lavishly illustrated report that is still consulted today.
· That was two years after Green published his Guide in which he sets out these quoted ideas.· New York-based Martindale-Hubbell publishes an eight-volume guide to the legal profession which contains entries for 700,000 lawyers and 44,000 law firms.· The World Bank has published a guide to help nonspecialists choose a sanitation system.· Future generations will probably publish guides to the galaxy.· The Service has also published a comprehensive guide to project design and support proposal preparation called the Proposal Writing Workshop.· Gabbitas, Truman & Thring will give advice, and they also publish a helpful guide to colleges.
· Le Matin, La Nation and Al-Jazair al-Yawm were said to have published erroneous information likely to undermine national interests.· Don McCormack, a former newspaper reporter and editor, publishes relocation and general information guides about Northern California counties.· The investigation into his former tactician, Gary Jobson, was begun because Koch believed Jobson was publishing privileged information.· Navigator 2. 0 lets businesses publish a variety information, including catalogs or live stock quotes.· The company also wanted to publish the information on its website.· Jobs realized that merely publishing this information in a manual would be insufficient incentive to hew this line.· They were to be established in all districts, financed by the Treasury, and would publish information about job vacancies.· Furthermore, publishing information to enable or assist the circumvention of copy-protection is similarly treated.
· By July 1988 it had published two issues of a newsletter.· The findings are published in the October issue of the scientific journal Photochemistry and Photobiology.· A representative selection of your views will be published in the next issue.· World Report, which was published in the issue dated Dec. 11.· Abstract guides to recent developments in specific fields are also published in each issue.· The answers will be published in the next issue of Ciblings. 01.· The questionnaire results will be published in a future issue of Ideal Home.· The winning entry will be published in the December issue.
· The results will be published in the Economic Journal.· Over 300 articles on the Plan and the issues it raised were published in theological journals.· It develops and distributes appropriate educational aids and publishes several newsletters and journals.· None of them had published in scholarly journals for years.· It is to be hoped that the new botanical information acquired will soon be published in more accessible journals.· The findings, published in the journal Science, also suggest that reducing leptin levels below normal might hold puberty at bay.· The results of some of these studies are being published as books or journal articles.· It was never published in a reputable journal or subjected to the normal peer review.
· Nor of preventing him from publishing the letters.· The Herald published a letter by Owens that voiced her complaints about her interview with the board.· I do hope you will be courageous enough to publish this letter.· We do not publish anonymous letters, although we may withhold a writer's identify if it is justified.· He refused to publish the letter.· A year later he published his three letters on sunspots.
· Ten booklets and two magazines have been published so far.· The magazine published the cave episode last year.· The editors of two Socialist Party publications, Eyler and Teori have been told their magazines must stop publishing.· Most computer magazines publish short games programs.· The appeals court ruled that the case was not dead even though the magazine ultimately published its article.· By then, Time magazine had published a profile of me.· In 1991, many newspapers and magazines published ferocious editorials condemning the practice.
· The final part, to be published next month, covers Women's Perspectives.· The Le Quesne report was published 14 months ago.· Paul and I are the only Grunwalds who are not publishing a book this month.· The book, published last month, has been on the New York Times best-seller list for six weeks.
· It is not surprising, therefore, that at times newspapers publish news which is wrong.· On Wednesday, the newspaper Liberation published excerpts.· The Fed typically releases that data on Monday and this newspaper publishes it on Tuesday.· As early as 1949, newspapers began publishing stories about lost Yemenite children.· In 1991, many newspapers and magazines published ferocious editorials condemning the practice.· In his newspaper publishing career, Munsey succeeded in killing off eight or more newspapers.
· Back in the United States he supported himself by doing construction work while trying to publish short stories and novels.
· Its thoughts on squatting were published in a paper earlier this year: it was in favour of making squatting a criminal offence.· How other institutions will search you out, because publishing an exceptional paper from an unexpected source is more dramatic.· They could have published a White Paper or set up a commission of inquiry.· Despite the hostile reaction, Prusiner continued his research, publishing papers and giving lectures that some called near-religious experiences.· This journal has a long and distinguished history, publishing mainly shorter papers on a wide spread of subjects.· It holds workshops and publishes papers.· Bennett publishes papers and his teaching career takes off.
· The statistics include notes on the Soviet assistance to each country and are to be published by Oxford University Press.· Approximately half the book production work is material published by Oxford University Press, the remainder obtained from other publishers.· Gary Deckenson is collating information which will be published by Cicerone Press sometime this year with a bit of luck.· The names of kerb-crawlers actually taken to court have been published in the local press.· My previous technical books had been published by Cambridge University Press.
· It has begun publishing an annual report providing for the first time a rough indication of how much military hardware Britain exports.· The frequency of published reports has actually declined since 1960 because people tend to dismiss loud explosions as merely military sonic booms.· Fortunately, the practical operational problems were addressed in the next important report to be published.· He's published a report suggesting new restrictions on bikes, even though he's a rider himself.· As usual, a table summarising my decisions is available in the Vote Office and will be published in the Official Report.
· The paper is in fact due to be published in Research Policy in the near future.· Nor does the research process look anything like the final research report or published article.· The Garden produces the Edinburgh Journal of Botany, which publishes research on plant taxonomy and other botanical sciences.· There will be a place for academics to publish their research or forecasts for different sectors of the industry.· Yet a draft prospectus had been published and research analysts had produced fat tomes.· For example, the Police Foundation is only one of the bodies publishing indices of current research on the police.· Only 10 percent are published by the big research institutes.
· Today, Nuclear Electric published its half-year results, which show continuing and encouraging progress towards Nuclear Electric's aims.· We then analyzed that data in the light of history and like activities, and published the results for all to see.· If I'd published my results, the consequences could have been disastrous.· Couper publishes the results in the departmental newsletter and sends positive comments along to the officers who receive them.· There will be no pressure on them to publish these results, however.· Business Express is privately owned and does not publish its financial results.· We published the results of our survey in spring 1989.
· The results are published in a series of over 100 reports.· In 1908 Camera Work published a series of interviews with several outstanding artists and writers.· It has published a series of devastating reports about the educational situation, highlighting the government's negligence.· The details were published in the new series of Economic Memoirs, the first of which was issued in 1916.· Longman and Heinemann are to publish more grammar titles, and Penguin is publishing yet another series of graded readers.
· For example, it is usually contempt to publish a story which causes the discharge of a jury in mid-trial.· Back in the United States he supported himself by doing construction work while trying to publish short stories and novels.· A colour supplement had published one of her stories in a series by new authors.· From 1892 Ada Leverson published numerous stories and sketches in Punch and other magazines.· But ultimately, after wrestling with his conscience, he decided not to publish a story.· Indeed in November 1979 the Guardian had published a wholly imaginary story about 900 miles of railway being under the axe.· The first came from Raveling in published stories.
· He also published studies of grassroots movements world-wide.· We recently published a study of predictors of shortlisting and appointments for training posts in psychiatry.· Callinicos' own apology about publishing yet another study of an over-worked subject not withstanding, it remains an important contemporary debate.· Scientists' careers depend on publishing studies, and they often have to scramble to get the money to do them.· Limited studies have been published on human gastric mucosal cell proliferation and a detailed overview of such work has been published.· Of course, many formally published studies are based on primary-direct observation data.
· Lawyers are now reconsidering the wording of a part of the guidance and it will not be published for at least another week.· The Serpell report was published two weeks ago, two days after the Franks report.· Letters selected for the section will be published approximately six weeks after they are received.· Half-yearly results which are due to be published next week are expected to see the yard return to profitability.· A poll published last week by the Leger & Leger organization confirms that voters feel they are trapped in a political rut.· The findings were published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.· There were complaints - and a retraction was published the following week.
· In 1877 he published his best-known work, How to Draw a Straight Line.· The published works give one a chance to assess the audiences with whom the author attempts to share information.· At this moment, groups of people are getting together to publish their own work.· Although she has written two novels, the autobiography is her first published work.· Alternative and supplementary schedules were published for conservation work and for community architecture services.· Basic Books published serious works on politics, public policy and philosophy.
· The results of the Oxford study will be published in November next year, although interim findings are expected earlier.· Several series of photographs showing the passage of Venus across the sun in 1874 were published in that year.· Print Quarterly, based in London, has been publishing for ten years.· An analysis published last year found that the overall recruitment of blacks into such trials corresponds to their proportion of cancer cases.· Our ongoing channel for keeping our members informed is our newsletter WACContacta, which is published four times a year.· The hundreds of photographs with which Stanford enticed Meissonier were published that year in a limited edition without text.· His fame rests on the flurry of tracts he published in his last years, and little is known of his background.
VERB· Most are unhappy that it has replaced their national currency, according to a poll published in eight countries this week.· Brown, according to sources and published reports.· The rate of company closures is still accelerating, according to a report published by Webmergers, an online consultancy.· She was even investigated by the agency, according to published reports.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- But it was entitled to publish and be damned.
WORD FAMILYnounpublisherpublishingadjectivepublished ≠ unpublishedverbpublish
1[transitive] to arrange for a book, magazine etc to be written, printed, and sold: The first edition was published in 1765. They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.2[transitive] if a newspaper or magazine publishes a letter, article etc, it prints it for people to read: We love reading your letters and we try to publish as many as possible.3[transitive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read: The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.GRAMMAR Publish is often passive in this meaning.4[intransitive, transitive] if a writer, musician etc publishes their work, they arrange for it to be printed and sold: University teachers must publish regularly to gain promotion.5publish and be damned British English used to say that you should take a risk in saying what you think is true, although the result may be harmful to you