Definition of print
1a : a mark made by pressure : impressionb : something impressed with a print or formed in a moldc : fingerprint
3a : printed matterb prints plural : printed publications
4 : printed letters : type
5a (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 itb : cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing; also : an article of such clothc : a photographic or motion-picture copy; especially : one made from a negative
in print
: procurable from the publisher
out of print
: not procurable from the publisher
From the M-W Editors
Examples of print in a Sentence
What is the print size of your book?
an exhibit of 16th-century German prints
Origin and Etymology of print
Middle English prente, from Anglo-French, from preint, prient, past participle of priendre to press, from Latin premere — more at press
First Known Use: 14th century
Definition of print
transitive verb
1a : to impress something in or onb : to stamp (something, such as a mark) in or on something
2a : to make a copy of by impressing paper against an inked printing surfaceb (1) : to impress (something, such as wallpaper) with a design or pattern (2) : to impress (a pattern or design) on somethingc : to publish in printd : 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
2 : to produce something in printed form
3 : to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
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.
14th Century
First Known Use of print
14th century
Definition of print
: of, relating to, or writing for printed publications print journalists
1922
First Known Use of print
1922
PRINT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of print for English Language Learners
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: to cause (words, images, etc.) to appear on paper or cloth by using a machine (called a printer)
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: to use a machine (called a printing press) to produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.)
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: to include (something) in a book, newspaper, magazine, etc.
Definition of print for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or writing for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
PRINT Defined for Kids
Definition of print for Students
1 : a mark made on the surface of something They left prints on the window.
2 : footprint
3 : printed matter “People believe almost anything they see in print.” — E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
4 : printed letters The package has a warning in small print.
5 : a picture, copy, or design taken from an engraving or photographic negative
6 : cloth upon which a design is stamped a cotton print
Definition of print for Students
printed
;printing
1 : to write in separate letters Print your name clearly.
2 : publish 1 Does the college print a newspaper?
3 : to make a copy of by pressing paper against an inked surface (as type or an engraving)
4 : to make a picture from a photographic negative
print out
: to produce a paper copy of from a computer
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