Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense prints, present participle printing, past tense, past participle printed
1. verb
If someone prints something such as a book or newspaper, they produce it in large quantities usinga machine.
He started to print his own posters to distribute abroad. [VERB noun]
...the company that prints banknotes on behalf of the Bank of England. [VERB noun]
Our brochure is printed on environmentally-friendly paper. [beVERB-ed preposition/adverb]
Television and radio gave rise to far fewer complaints than did the printed media. [VERB-ed]
In American English, print up means the same as print.
Community workers here are printing up pamphlets for peace demonstrations. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
Hey, I know what, I'll get a bumper sticker printed up. [have/get n V-ed]
printinguncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
His brother ran a printing and publishing company.
...stocks of paper and printing ink.
2. verb
If a newspaper or magazine prints a piece of writing, it includes it or publishes it.
We can only print letters which are accompanied by the writer's name and address. [VERB noun]
...a questionnaire printed in the magazine recently. [VERB-ed]
[Also beV-ed in n]
Synonyms: publish, release, circulate, issue More Synonyms of print
3. verb
If numbers, letters, or designs are printedon a surface, they are put on it in ink or dye using a machine. You can also say that a surface is printedwith numbers, letters, or designs.
...the number printed on the receipt. [VERB-ed]
The company has for some time printed its phone number on its products. [VERB noun + on]
The shirts were printed with a paisley pattern. [beVERB-ed + with]
'Ecu' was printed in lower case rather than capital letters. [beVERB-ed preposition/adverb]
[Also V n, V prep/adv]
Synonyms: mark, impress, stamp, imprint More Synonyms of print
4. countable noun
A print is a piece of clothing or material with a pattern printed on it. You can also refer to the pattern itself as a print.
Her mother wore one of her dark summer prints.
In this living room we've mixed glorious floral prints.
...multi-coloured print jackets.
5. verb
When you print a photograph, you produce it from a negative.
Printing a black-and-white negative on to colour paper produces a similar monochromeeffect. [V n + onto/from]
I selected two negatives to print from. [V n onto/from n]
[Also VERB noun]
6. countable noun
A print is a photograph from a film that has been developed.
...black and white prints of Margaret and Jean as children. [+ of]
...35mm colour print films.
Synonyms: photograph, photo, snap More Synonyms of print
7. countable noun
A print of a cinema film is a particular copy or set of copies of it.
First released in 1957, the movie now appears in a new print.
8. countable noun
A print is one of a number of copies of a particular picture. It can be either a photograph,something such as a painting, or a picture made by an artist who puts ink on a prepared surface and presses it against paper.
...William Hogarth's famous series of prints.
Synonyms: picture, plate, etching, engraving More Synonyms of print
9. uncountable noun
Print is used to refer to letters and numbers as they appear on the pages of a book, newspaper, or printed document.
...columns of tiny print.
Laser printers give high quality print.
Synonyms: type, lettering, letters, characters More Synonyms of print
10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
The print media consists of newspapers and magazines, but not television or radio.
I have been convinced that the print media are more accurate and more reliable thantelevision.
...print journalists.
11. verb
If you print words, you write in letters that are not joined together and that look like the letters in a book or newspaper.
Print your name and address on a postcard and send it to us. [VERB noun]
12. countable noun
You can refer to a mark left by someone's foot as a print.
He crawled from print to print, sniffing at the earth, following the scent left inthe tracks.
...boot prints.
13. countable noun [usually plural]
You can refer to invisible marks left by someone's fingers as their prints.
Fresh prints of both girls were found in the flat.
14. See also printing
15.
See in print
16.
See in print
17.
See out of print
18.
See small/fine print
19. a licence to print money
Phrasal verbs:
See print out
See print up
More Synonyms of print
print in British English
(prɪnt)
verb
1.
to reproduce (text, pictures, etc), esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes
2.
to produce or reproduce (a manuscript, a book, data, etc) in print, as for publication
3.
to write (letters, etc) in the style of printed matter
4.
to mark or indent (a surface) by pressing (something) onto it
5.
to produce a photographic print from (a negative)
6. (transitive)
to implant or fix in the mind or memory
7. (transitive)
to make (a mark or indentation) by applying pressure
noun
8.
printed matter such as newsprint
9.
a printed publication such as a newspaper or book
10. in print
11. out of print
12.
a design or picture printed from an engraved plate, wood block, or other medium
13.
printed text, esp with regard to the typeface used
small print
14.
a positive photographic image in colour or black and white produced, usually on paper, froma negative image on film
Compare slide (sense 13)
15.
a.
a fabric with a printed design
b.
(as modifier)
a print dress
16.
a.
a mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface
b.
a stamp, die, etc, that makes such an impression
c.
the surface subjected to such an impression
17. fingerprint
Word origin
C13 priente, from Old French: something printed, from preindre to make an impression, from Latin premere to press
print in American English
(prɪnt)
noun
1.
a mark made in or on a surface by pressing or hitting with an object; impression; imprint
the print of a heel
2.
an object for making such a mark, as a stamp, die, seal, mold, etc.
3.
an object or mass that has received such a mark
a print of butter
4.
a cloth printed with a design, or a dress, blouse, etc. made of this
5.
the condition of being printed
6.
printed lettering
7.
the impression made by inked type
uneven print
8.
a picture or design printed from a plate, block, roll, etc., as an etching, woodcut, lithograph, etc.
9.
printed matter for reading
10.
a photograph, esp. one made from a negative
verb transitive
11.
to mark by pressing or stamping; make a print on or in
12.
to press or stamp (a mark, letter, etc.) on or in a surface
13.
to draw, trace, carve, or otherwise make (a mark, letter, etc.) on a surface
14.
to produce on the surface of (paper, etc.) the impression of inked type, plates,etc. by means of a printing press
15.
to perform or cause to be performed all processes connected with the printing of(a book, etc.), as typesetting, presswork, etc.
16.
to publish in print
to print a story
17.
to write in letters resembling printed ones
print the name
18.
to produce (a photograph, or positive picture) from (a negative)
19.
to impress upon the mind, memory, etc.
20. Computing
to deliver (information) by means of a printer
often with out
verb intransitive
21.
to practice the art or trade of a printer
22.
to produce an impression, print, photograph, etc.
a negative that prints well
23.
to write in letters resembling printed ones
24.
to produce newspapers, books, etc. by means of a printing press
Idioms:
in print
out of print
Word origin
ME prente < OFr preinte < prient, pp. of preindre < L premere, to press1
print in Hospitality
(prɪnt)
Word forms: (present) prints, (past) printed, (perfect) printed, (progressive) printing
verb
(Hospitality (hotel): Restaurant, paying the check)
If you print words, you write in letters that are not joined together.
Print and sign your name there please.
Please print your details clearly, using block capitals.
Please print your feedback clearly so we can read it.
More idioms containing
print
a licence to print money
the small print
COBUILD Collocations
print
clashing prints
floral print
geometric print
leopard print
paisley print
Examples of 'print' in a sentence
print
But in the fine print lies the catch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That was one he printed out and kept in his drawer.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My insurer declined to pay because of a clause in the small print.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Most of her books remain in print and a new edition of her poetry was published last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At just nine, he had his first cartoon printed in the school magazine.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The world's central banks have printed huge sums of money to buy assets to support the global economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There's no prize, other than appearing in print next week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Graphic tile prints have also appeared on the catwalks in recent seasons, thanks to the trend for snapping mosaic floors on Instagram.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's not like TV when you have the image printed.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
These edited images can be printed straight from the memory card to a suitable printer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We designed it and printed them in about one and a half weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Imagine that the lines were printed with raised ink.
Schneider, Hermann & Schneider, Leo The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language (1988)
The fine print and policy was very ambiguous.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The resulting editions often surpassed in print quality and presentation the original issue.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can also make or print out your own.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Work fresh floral prints with bright accessories.
The Sun (2014)
All they have to do is instruct central banks to print money.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
These maps are printed on tough fabric and can be stuffed into a bag or coat pocket.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Usually performed at the stage of printing a photograph or preparing it for display.
Freeman, Michael Collins Complete Guide to Photography (1993)
Expect the collection to be rich in colour and print.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You should also take the opportunity to read the small print.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He did not spot the result until asked to give prints on a trip to see relatives.
The Sun (2009)
They want us to feel close to the time in the past when these books were printed or written.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was obviously composed for public consumption and was one of the most widely printed documents from the voyages of discovery.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
Film prints to encourage carbon footprints?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Send us your jokes and tomorrow we'll print the ones that make us laugh most.
The Sun (2008)
But it is often unnecessary and invariably unwelcome, especially when it appears in print.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Opt for darker colours on the bottom half, keeping patterns and prints for your top.
The Sun (2010)
They performed hidden under print blocks of Chinese characters for a matter of minutes.
The Sun (2008)
The wall above my desk is graced with a print by an artist I met at a street fair.
Christianity Today (2000)
He leaves an archive of 60,000 negatives and 20,000 prints.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
print
British English: print /prɪnt/ NOUN
Print is all the letters and numbers in a printed document.
American English: print
Arabic: طَبْع
Brazilian Portuguese: impressão em papel
Chinese: 印刷物
Croatian: otisak
Czech: tisk písmo
Danish: tryk bogtryk
Dutch: gedrukte tekst
European Spanish: impresión imprimir
Finnish: painettu teksti
French: caractères impression
German: Druck
Greek: έντυπο
Italian: stampa
Japanese: 印刷物
Korean: 활자
Norwegian: trykk
Polish: druk
European Portuguese: impressão em papel
Romanian: text tipărit
Russian: содержимое распечатанного документа
Latin American Spanish: impresión estampado, grabado
Swedish: tryck
Thai: สิ่งพิมพ์
Turkish: baskı matbaa
Ukrainian: друкований документ
Vietnamese: bản in
British English: print /prɪnt/ VERB
with machine If you print something, you use a machine to put words or pictures on paper.
Use a faster printer to print lots of long documents.
My printer doesn't print in colour.
American English: print
Arabic: يَطْبَع
Brazilian Portuguese: imprimir
Chinese: 印刷
Croatian: ispisati
Czech: tisknout
Danish: trykke bogtryk
Dutch: afdrukken
European Spanish: imprimir
Finnish: painaa painokoneella
French: imprimer
German: drucken
Greek: εκτυπώνω
Italian: stampare
Japanese: 印刷する
Korean: 인쇄하다
Norwegian: skrive ut
Polish: wydrukować
European Portuguese: imprimir
Romanian: a tipări
Russian: печатать что-либо напечатанное
Latin American Spanish: imprimir
Swedish: trycka
Thai: พิมพ์
Turkish: basmak matbaa
Ukrainian: друкувати
Vietnamese: in
British English: print /prɪnt/ VERB
when writing If you print when you are writing, you do not join the letters together.
My name was printed in capital letters.
She usually prints clearly in capital letters.
American English: print
Arabic: يَكْتَبُ... بِحُرُوفٍ مُنْفَصِلَة
Brazilian Portuguese: imprimir
Chinese: 用印刷体书写
Croatian: otisnuti
Czech: psát tiskacím písmem
Danish: skrive med blokbogstaver
Dutch: met blokletters schrijven
European Spanish: escribir con letra de imprenta
Finnish: tekstata
French: écrire en lettres d'imprimerie
German: etw. in Druckschrift schreiben
Greek: τυπώνω
Italian: stampare
Japanese: 活字体で書く
Korean: 인쇄하다
Norwegian: trykke
Polish: pisać drukowanymi literami
European Portuguese: imprimir
Romanian: a scrie de tipar
Russian: писать печатными буквами
Latin American Spanish: imprimir
Swedish: texta
Thai: เขียนด้วยตัวพิมพ์
Turkish: yazılmak
Ukrainian: друкувати
Vietnamese: in ấn
All related terms of 'print'
in print
If you appear in print , or get into print , what you say or write is published in a book, newspaper , or magazine .
print out
If a computer or a machine attached to a computer prints something out , it produces a copy of it on paper .
print run
In publishing, a print run of something such as a book or a newspaper is the number of copies of it that are printed and published at one time.
print up
block print
a design printed by means of one or more blocks of wood or metal
fine print
In a contract or agreement , the fine print is the same as the → small print .
India print
a colourful cotton fabric, with a block-printed pattern , made in India
large print
text printed in larger text than normal , so as to make it easier to read , esp for visually impaired people
print media
the industry that is engaged in the printing and dissemination of news through newspapers and magazines
print shop
A print shop is a small business which prints and copies things such as documents and cards for customers .
small print
The small print of a contract or agreement is the part of it that is written in very small print. You refer to it as the small print especially when you think that it might include unfavourable conditions which someone might not notice or understand .
spore print
the pattern produced by placing the cap of a mushroom on a piece of paper and allowing the spores to fall
contact print
a photographic print made by exposing the printing paper through a negative placed directly onto it
floral print
A print is a piece of clothing or material with a pattern printed on it. You can also refer to the pattern itself as a print .
leopard print
A print is a piece of clothing or material with a pattern printed on it. You can also refer to the pattern itself as a print .
master print
an original copy of a cinema film that can be used to produce other copies
paisley print
A print is a piece of clothing or material with a pattern printed on it. You can also refer to the pattern itself as a print .
print-through
the unwanted transfer of a recorded magnetic field pattern from one turn of magnetic tape to the preceding or succeeding turn on a reel , causing distortion
print unions
the trade unions within the printing industry
release print
a reel of film that is sent to a cinema for exhibition
screen print
a print of an image that is made by screen process
geometric print
A print is a piece of clothing or material with a pattern printed on it. You can also refer to the pattern itself as a print .
out of print
If a book is out of print , copies of it are no longer being produced.
print reporter
a reporter who works for a newspaper or magazine
print journalism
the profession or practice of reporting about, photographing , or editing news stories for newspapers or magazines
large-print book
a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read , esp for visually impaired people
print a picture
A picture is a photograph .
silk-screen print
a type of print made with a stencil and a fine mesh screen . Ink is applied to and forced through the small holes in the screen leaving the covered area free from ink
small/fine print
The small print or the fine print of something such as an advertisement or a contract consists of the technical details and legal conditions , which are often printed in much smaller letters than the rest of the text .
the small print
the part of a contract , agreement , or advertisement which contains important legal information, often in very small writing
printout
A printout is a piece of paper on which information from a computer or similar device has been printed.
thumbprint
A thumbprint is a mark made by a person's thumb which shows the pattern of lines on its surface.
printed media
the industry that is engaged in the printing and dissemination of news through newspapers and magazines
blueline
a blue-toned photographic print used as a proof for platemaking
platinotype
an obsolete process for producing photographic prints using paper coated with an emulsion containing platinum salts , the resulting image in platinum black being more permanent and of a richer tone than the usual silver image
a licence to print money
If you describe an activity as a licence to print money , you mean that it allows people to make a lot of money with little effort or responsibility .
Chinese translation of 'print'
print
(prɪnt)
n
(u) (= type) 印刷字体(體) (yìnshuā zìtǐ)
(c) (= picture) 图(圖)片 (túpiàn) (张(張), zhāng)
(c) (= photograph) 照片 (zhàopiàn) (张(張), zhāng)
(c) (= fabric) 印花布 (yìnhuābù)
vt
(= produce)[book, newspaper, leaflet]印刷 (yìnshuā)
(= publish)[story, article]出版 (chūbǎn)
(= stamp)[word, number, pattern]印 (yìn)
(= write) 用印刷体(體)写(寫) (yòng yìnshuātǐ xiě)
(Comput) 打印 (dǎyìn)
vi
(= write) 用印刷体(體)写(寫) (yòng yìnshuātǐ xiě)
the fine or small print小号(號)印刷体(體) (xiǎohào yìnshuātǐ)
to appear in print/get into print刊登出 (kāndēngchū)
to be in print[book]在销(銷)售的 (zài xiāoshòu de)
to be out of print[book]绝(絕)版的 (juébǎn de)
Derived Forms
printsn pl (= fingerprints) 指纹(紋) (zhǐwén)
All related terms of 'print'
print out
( Comput : document, file ) 打印出 dǎyìnchū
to be in print
( book ) 在销(銷)售的 zài xiāoshòu de
to be out of print
( book ) 绝(絕)版的 juébǎn de
the fine or small print
小号(號)印刷体(體) xiǎohào yìnshuātǐ
to appear in print/get into print
刊登出 kāndēngchū
1 (verb)
Definition
to reproduce (text or pictures) by applying ink to paper
He produces corporate brochures and prints books.
Synonyms
run off
publish
copy
She never participated in copying classified documents for anyone.
reproduce
permission to reproduce this article
issue
engrave
go to press
put to bed (informal)
2 (verb)
Definition
to reproduce (a newspaper, book, etc.) in large quantities by mechanical or electronic means
a questionnaire printed in the magazine
Synonyms
publish
His latest book will be published in May.
release
They're not releasing any more details yet.
circulate
Public employees are circulating a petition calling for his reinstatement.
issue
He issued a statement denying the allegations.
disseminate
The press plays a critical part in disseminating news and information.
3 (verb)
Definition
to stamp (fabric) with a design
printed with a paisley pattern
Synonyms
mark
How do you stop the horses marking the turf?
impress
stamp
‘Eat before July 14’ was stamped on the label.
imprint
She repeated the names, as if to imprint them on her mind.
4 (verb)
Definition
to fix in the mind or memory
indelibly printed on his memory
Synonyms
record
impress
stamp
imprint
a racket with the club's badge imprinted on the strings
etch
a simple band of heavy gold etched with runes
engrave
Her name was engraved on the goblet.
1 (noun)
Definition
a photograph produced from a negative
a black and white print of the children
Synonyms
photograph
He wants to take some photographs of the house.
photo
snap
a snap my mother took last year
2 (noun)
Definition
a picture printed from an engraved plate or wood block
Hogarth's famous series of prints
Synonyms
picture
drawing a small picture with coloured chalks
plate
The book has 55 colour plates.
etching
There was an old etching of the Thames on the wall opposite the window.
engraving
the engraving of Shakespeare at the front of the book
lithograph
woodcut
linocut
3 (noun)
Definition
a picture printed from an engraved plate or wood block
There was a huge print of `Le Déjeuner Sur l'Herbe' on the wall.
Synonyms
copy
Always keep a copy of everything in your own files.
photo (informal)
picture
He is the picture of his father.
reproduction
a reproduction of a religious painting
replica
It was a replica, for display only.
4 (noun)
Definition
printed text, with regard to the typeface
columns of tiny print
Synonyms
type
The correction has already been set in type.
lettering
letters
characters
face
font
fount
typeface
5 (noun)
Definition
a mark made by pressing something onto a surface
the unmistakable print of a bare foot in the mud
Synonyms
mark
Each book was adorned with the publisher's mark at the bottom of the spine.
impression
the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life
fingerprint
footprint
I saw a footprint in the snow.
6 (noun)
Definition
a printed publication, such as a book
Synonyms
publication
expensively produced glossy publications
book
a book about witches
newspaper
magazine
Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.
periodical
The walls were lined with books and periodicals.
newsprint
typescript
zine (informal)
printed matter
phrases
See in print
See out of print
Additional synonyms
in the sense of book
Definition
a written work or composition, such as a novel
a book about witches
Synonyms
work,
title,
guide,
volume,
publication,
companion,
manual,
paperback,
textbook,
tract,
hardback,
tome,
treatise,
e-book or ebook,
blook
in the sense of circulate
Definition
to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person
Public employees are circulating a petition calling for his reinstatement.
Synonyms
spread,
issue,
publish,
broadcast,
distribute,
diffuse,
publicize,
propagate,
disseminate,
promulgate,
make known
in the sense of disseminate
Definition
to spread (information, ideas, etc.) widely
The press plays a critical part in disseminating news and information.
Synonyms
spread,
publish,
broadcast,
distribute,
scatter,
proclaim,
circulate,
sow,
disperse,
diffuse,
publicize,
dissipate,
propagate,
promulgate
Nearby words of
print
principle
principled
prink
print
prior
prior to
priority
Related terms of
print
in print
out of print
Synonyms of 'print'
print
Explore 'print' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of engrave
Definition
to print (designs or characters) from a plate into which they have been cut or etched
Her name was engraved on the goblet.
Synonyms
carve,
cut,
etch,
inscribe,
chisel,
incise,
chase,
enchase (rare),
grave (archaic)
in the sense of engraving
Definition
a print made from this
the engraving of Shakespeare at the front of the book
Synonyms
print,
block,
impression,
carving,
etching,
inscription,
plate,
woodcut,
dry point
in the sense of etch
Definition
to imprint vividly
a simple band of heavy gold etched with runes
Synonyms
engrave,
cut,
impress,
stamp,
carve,
imprint,
inscribe,
furrow,
incise,
ingrain
in the sense of etching
Definition
a print made from an etched plate
There was an old etching of the Thames on the wall opposite the window.
Synonyms
print,
impression,
carving,
engraving,
imprint,
inscription
in the sense of footprint
Definition
an indentation or outline of the foot on a surface
I saw a footprint in the snow.
Synonyms
impression,
mark,
track,
trace,
outline,
imprint,
indentation
in the sense of impress
Definition
to imprint or stamp by pressure
Synonyms
imprint,
mark,
print,
stamp,
engrave,
indent,
emboss
in the sense of impression
Definition
an imprint or mark produced by pressing
the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life
Synonyms
mark,
imprint,
stamp,
stamping,
depression,
outline,
hollow,
dent,
impress,
indentation
in the sense of imprint
Definition
to establish firmly
She repeated the names, as if to imprint them on her mind.
Synonyms
fix,
establish,
place,
set,
position,
plant,
print,
install,
implant,
embed
in the sense of imprint
Definition
to produce (a mark) by pressing, printing, or stamping
a racket with the club's badge imprinted on the strings
Synonyms
engrave,
print,
stamp,
impress,
etch,
emboss
in the sense of issue
Definition
to publish
He issued a statement denying the allegations.
Synonyms
give out,
release,
publish,
announce,
deliver,
spread,
broadcast,
distribute,
communicate,
proclaim,
put out,
circulate,
emit,
impart,
disseminate,
promulgate,
put in circulation
Additional synonyms
in the sense of magazine
Definition
a periodic paperback publication containing written pieces and illustrations
Her face is on the cover of a dozen or more magazines.
Synonyms
journal,
paper,
publication,
supplement,
rag (informal),
issue,
glossy (informal),
pamphlet,
periodical,
fanzine (informal),
ezine or e-zine
in the sense of periodical
Definition
a publication issued at regular intervals, usually monthly or weekly
The walls were lined with books and periodicals.
Synonyms
publication,
paper,
review,
magazine,
journal,
weekly,
monthly,
organ,
serial,
quarterly,
zine (informal)
in the sense of plate
Definition
a print taken from such a sheet or from a woodcut
The book has 55 colour plates.
Synonyms
illustration,
picture,
photograph,
print,
engraving,
lithograph
in the sense of release
Definition
to allow news or information to be made public or available