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b
prints plural
: printed publications
4
: printed letters : type
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a(1)
: a copy made by printing
(2)
: a reproduction of an original work of art (such as a painting) made by a photomechanical process
(3)
: an original work of art (such as a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic reproduction and produced by or under the supervision of the artist who designed it
b
: cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing
also
: an article of such cloth
c
: a photographic or motion-picture copy
especially
: one made from a negative
printed; printing; prints
1
a
: to impress something in or on
b
: to stamp (something, such as a mark) in or on something
2
a
: to make a copy of by impressing paper against an inked printing surface
b(1)
: to impress (something, such as wallpaper) with a design or pattern
(2)
: to impress (a pattern or design) on something
c
: to publish in print
d
: print out
also
: to display on a surface (such as a computer screen) for viewing
3
: to write in letters shaped like those of ordinary roman text type
4
: to make (a positive picture) on a sensitized photographic surface from a negative or a positive
2
: to produce something in printed form
3
: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
Synonyms
Examples of print in a Sentence
Noun
What is the print size of your book?
an exhibit of 16th-century German prints
Verb
We printed 50 invitations before we ran out of ink.
The new machine prints 30 pages per minute.
Your tickets are being printed now.
a slogan printed on a bumper sticker
Your tickets are printing now.
This printer allows you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper.
They printed 10,000 copies of the book's new edition.
I'm surprised they printed that cartoon in the paper.
Her picture was printed in a magazine last month.
Recent Examples on the Web
Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
This speedy printer can produce up to 30 pages per minute and supports two-sided prints.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Yours likely has an expiration date printed somewhere on it.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023
Working in the metaverse for an extended period of time can lead to higher anxiety, a perception of higher workloads, and even adverse physical effects for some employees, tech outlet New Scientist reported, citing a recent study published on pre-print database arXiv on June 8.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 June 2022
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Noun
Reed is vice president of business and development at V.G. Reed & Sons, Inc., a print fulfillment company.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
This speedy printer can produce up to 30 pages per minute and supports two-sided prints.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
The security of the watermark comes from it being embedded into the fibers of the ballot paper during the milling process, as opposed to it simply being printed onto the paper.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Yours likely has an expiration date printed somewhere on it.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
In new research reported in a Feb. 1 paper published on the arXiv pre-print server, the team used data from NASA's inoperative Kepler spacecraft, its secondary mission K2 and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify K2-415b.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023
Working in the metaverse for an extended period of time can lead to higher anxiety, a perception of higher workloads, and even adverse physical effects for some employees, tech outlet New Scientist reported, citing a recent study published on pre-print database arXiv on June 8.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 June 2022
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Dictionary Entries Near print
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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/print. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
1
a
: a mark made by pressure
b
: something that has been stamped with an impression or formed in a mold
a print of butter
2
a
: printed state or form
put a manuscript into print
b
: printed matter
c
: printed letters
3
: a picture, copy, or design made by printing (as from an engraving or a photographic negative)
4
a
: cloth with a printed pattern
b
: an article of such cloth
1
: to put or stamp something in or on
2
a
: to make a copy of by pressing paper against an inked surface (as type or an engraving)
b
: to stamp with a design by pressure
print wallpaper
c
: to publish in printed form
print a newspaper
d
: to write or cause to be written on a surface (as a computer display screen) for viewing
the computer will print the message at the top of the screen
e
3
: to write in separate letters like those made by a typewriter
4
: to make a picture from a photographic negative
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