type

CEFRA1

/taɪp/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of people or things with shared features.

  2. 02

    verb

    To write using a keyboard or typewriter.

Examples

  • He is not exactly the shy and retiring type.

  • This is not my type.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

  2. An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

  3. A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

More examples

In context

  • Who buys this type of art?

  • The headline was set in bold type.

  • This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse carefully recorded the patient's blood blank on the chart to ensure a safe transfusion.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).