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to print

to print

397 1.0
To make text and pictures on paper with a printer
  • verb
  • /prɪnt/
translation icon : imprimir
  • She used the office printer to print the invitations for her birthday party.
  • printed materials
  • printed books
  • a printed page

So they had to print the books and translation.

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Examples

  • The resources area features handouts that can be printed and distributed to children and families.

    Academic text (2015)
  • So they had to print the books and translation.

  • Anything fit for me to print tonight?

  • Otherwise, I'll print the result and return it.

  • The service will print your Twitter feed and mail it.

  • A traditional library functions as a storehouse of printed books that sit on bookshelves.

    Academic text (2015)
  • All of these profiles were printed on page 14 of La Prensa, September 14, 1924.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In 1765, the British Crown levied a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The teacher asked the students to print their essays on plain paper before submitting them.

  • After editing the document carefully, he decided to print multiple copies for the meeting.

Synonyms

to publish
vsto print
3.3

Make a book or article available to the public

focuses on producing text or images as physical copies on paper rather than distribution

Antonyms

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

144 1.6

Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible

Idioms

13 3.7

No longer sold by the publisher

Phrasal Verbs

to print over
  • Specialized
6.0

To put new text or color on something that already has a design

Compounds

37 4.4

Small printed text in a contract that tells important rules or extra costs

9 2.8

A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people

print media
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

5 3.8

Important details in an agreement or document printed in very small type

4 2.0

A mark left by an animal's foot showing claws or pads

print run
  • Literature
3 3.7

The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper

photographic print
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A picture on paper made from a camera or digital file

contact print
  • Specialized
6.1

A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size

9.8

A round wheel with letters on spokes that prints letters on paper

A situation that lets someone make a lot of money with little work

print buffer
  • Specialized
5.6

A part of a computer that holds information waiting to be printed

A person or shop that sells art prints like etchings and engravings

roman print
  • Specialized
5.1

Upright printed letters used for normal text in books and newspapers

silk screen print
  • Specialized
4.2

A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth

voice for print
  • Literature
6.8

A clear, polished way of writing for newspapers or magazines

How Permanent

to inscribe
31 5.3
to letter
6 7.7
to print
397 1.0
to paint
854 1.0
to scrawl
23 5.5

Surface Forms

print infinitive
printed past
printed past participle
printing present participle
prints third person singular

Etymology

Print comes from an old idea of making an image or text by 'pressing' ink onto a surface; it is related to imprint and the verb press, so to print is to press words or pictures onto paper.