Main Entry:

²type

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

typed; typ·ing

Date:

1596

transitive verb1: to represent beforehand as a type : prefigure2 a: to produce a copy of b: to represent in terms of typical characteristics : typify3: to produce (as a character or document) using a keyboard (as on a typewriter or computer) ; also : keyboard4: to identify as belonging to a type: as a: to determine the natural type of (as a blood sample) b: typecast intransitive verb: to write something on a typewriter or enter data into a computer by way of a keyboard

— type·able \ˈtī-pə-bəl\ adjective