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CEFRB1

/pɹɪnt/

verb · noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To produce words or pictures on paper or a screen.

  2. 02

    noun

    Writing or images produced on paper.

Examples

  • The novel had an initial print run of 10,000 copies.

  • The tiny print was hard to read without my glasses.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To produce a microchip (an integrated circuit) in a process resembling the printing of an image.

  2. To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

More examples

In context

  • The news was rushed into print.

  • Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.

  • The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, an apheretic form of emprinten, enprinten (“to impress; imprint”) (see imprint). Compare Dutch prenten (“to imprint”), Middle Low German prenten (“to print; write”), Danish prente (“to print”), Swedish prenta (“to write German letters”). Compare also Late Old French printer, preindre (“to press”), from Latin premere (“to press”).