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noun | verb tapetape1 /teɪp/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL noun ETYMOLOGYtape1Origin: Old English tæppe ► on tape I don’t like the sound of my voice on tape (=recorded on tape). ► a blank tape Bring me a blank tape (=with nothing recorded on it) and I’ll record the movie for you. 1STICKY MATERIAL [uncountable] a narrow length of sticky material used to stick things together: a photo stuck to the wall with tape → see also duct tape, masking tape, Scotch tape2FOR RECORDING old-fashioned a)[uncountable] narrow plastic material covered with a special magnetic substance, on which sounds, pictures, or computer information can be recorded and played: I don’t like the sound of my voice on tape (=recorded on tape). b)[countable] a special plastic box containing a length of tape that sound can be recorded on SYN cassette: He lent me some of his old tapes.tape of I’d like a tape of the concert. c)[countable] a special plastic box containing a length of tape that sound and pictures can be recorded on SYN videotape: Bring me a blank tape (=with nothing recorded on it) and I’ll record the movie for you.3THIN PIECE OF MATERIAL [countable, uncountable] a long thin piece of material used in sewing, tying things together, marking an area, etc.4the tape a string stretched out across the finishing line in a race and broken by the winner[Origin: Old English tæppe] → see also red tape noun | verb tapetape2 ●●○ AWL verb VERB TABLEtape |
| Present | I, you, we, they | tape | | he, she, it | tapes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | taped | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have taped | | he, she, it | has taped | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had taped | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tape | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have taped |
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| Present | I | am taping | | he, she, it | is taping | | you, we, they | are taping | | Past | I, he, she, it | was taping | | you, we, they | were taping | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been taping | | he, she, it | has been taping | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been taping | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be taping | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been taping |
THESAURUSattach something to something► fasten to attach something firmly to another object or surface: A hook is fastened to the ceiling of the warehouse. ► join to make things connected so they will not separate: Join the two copper wires together by twisting them. ► attach to join something firmly to another object or surface: A long lens was attached to the camera. ► secure formal to fasten or hold something tightly in a particular position: “Please fasten your seat belt and secure all loose objects,” said the flight attendant. ► glue to join things together using glue: Glue the two pieces of wood together in the shape of an X. ► tape to fasten or attach something using tape: I taped the note to the front door. ► staple to join papers together or attach one paper to another using staples (=small pieces of bent wire that go through paper): Staple the papers together and put them in the envelope. ► clip to join things together using a clip (=a small object that goes over paper to hold it together): Susan clipped the newspaper articles together and put them in a drawer. 1[transitive] to stick something onto something else using tape SYN stick: tape something to something Why is this envelope taped to the refrigerator?► see thesaurus at fasten2[transitive] (also tape up) to fasten a package, box, etc. with tape: This is taped up so well I can’t get it open.3[transitive usually passive] (also tape up) to tie a bandage firmly around an injured part of someone’s body: Wilkins had his knee taped up.4[intransitive, transitive] old-fashioned (also tape-record) to record sound or pictures onto a tape SYN record: Do you mind if I tape this interview? |