print

verb

printed; printing; prints

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

1

a

: to work as a printer

b

: to produce printed matter

2

: to produce something in printed form

3

: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters

Synonyms of print

• publish

Examples of print in a Sentence

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

Various factors go into determining whether the signatures match, including the slant of the signature, whether it is printed or written in cursive, and the size, proportions or scale. —Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026

This notice had been printed on orange paper and attached to the computer monitor at her desk. —Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 4 June 2026

From the moment Lawrence had the first edition privately printed in Italy, American and British authorities confiscated copies that had been smuggled across their borders and secretly read the novel for pleasure. —The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026

Lingerie companies are printing money again and trans seems to be in the rearview mirror for SI. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Phrases Containing print

• a license to print money
• appear in print
• contact print
• fine print
• for print
• go to print
• in print
• into print
• large-print
• laser-print
• out of print
• palm print
• print job
• print out
• release print
• small print
• work print

Rhymes for print

• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint
• lint
• mint
• quint
• quinte
• splint
• sprint
• squint
• stint

Kids Definition

print

1 of 2 noun

ˈprint 

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

print

2 of 2 verb

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

: print out

3

: to write in separate letters like those made by a typewriter

4

: to make a picture from a photographic negative