to clip the article

3.6

To cut out and keep a newspaper or magazine article to read later

phrasal verb

: recortar el artículo

You should clip the article and keep it in your records for later use.

Examples

He clipped the article about the discovery and shared it with his colleagues.
My mother used to clip the article every time my name was mentioned in the paper.
Please clip the article for your research.
I will clip the article from the magazine.
She decided to clip the article from the magazine for her research project.
After reading the inspiring story, he wanted to clip the article and share it with his friends.
To remember the useful tips, I always clip the articles I find interesting.

Synonyms

to clip it

vsto clip the article

1 7.9

To cut out a part of something like a video, or to tell someone to be quiet

is specific to saving printed articles for reference later

Antonyms

to leave

∞ 1.6

To cause a feeling or result to remain after an event

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Permanent

to preserve

496 3.4

to archive

30 3.9

to clip the article

3.6

to file

89 1.8

bookmark

Texting

9 2.6

Surface Forms

clip the article infinitive

clipped the article past

clipped the article past participle

clipping the article present participle

clips the article third person singular

Morphology

clip + the + article

The meaning 'to cut out or save a newspaper article' is directly and transparently built from 'clip' (to cut or trim) plus 'article' (a newspaper/magazine item). This verb + object composition follows standard English composition patterns and is cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Clip the article comes from the simple act of using scissors to clip a paper article out of a newspaper or magazine and put it in a file. So, it means 'to cut out or save a newspaper or magazine article for later'.