wikipedia|dab=print
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/prɪnt/
audio|en-us-print.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. preinte (feminine past participle of preindre "to press"), from L. premere.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. of, relating to, or writing for printed publications

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To copy something onto a surface, especially by machine.

#:* Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.
#:* The circuitry is printed onto the semiconductor surface.

1. context|transitive or intransitive To write very clearly, especially, to write without connecting the letters as in cursive.

#:* Print your name here and sign below.
#:* I'm only in grade 2, so I only know how to print.

1. transitive To publish in a book, newspaper, etc.

#:* How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?

Derived terms
printer
printing press

Translations
trans-top|to copy something on a surface
Arabic: Arab|طبع IPAchar|(�ába�a)
Chinese: �� (yìnshuà)
Dutch: drukken, afdrukken, printen
Finnish: painaa, tulostaa
French: imprimer
German: drucken
Hungarian: nyomtatni
Italian: stampare
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (������, insatsu suru)
Korean: ���� (inswaehada)
Norwegian: trykke
Portuguese: imprimir
Russian: пе�а�а�� (pe�átat�)
Spanish: imprimir
Swedish: trycka
trans-bottom

trans-top|write clearly
Finnish: tekstata
Hungarian: nyomtatott betűkkel ír#Hungarian|írni
Italian: scrivere in stampatello
trans-mid
Swedish: texta
trans-bottom

checktrans
ttbc|Slovak: tla�iť

Noun
en-noun

1. uncountable book|Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium.

#:* Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print.
#:* TV and the internet haven't killed print.

1. uncountable Clear handwriting, especially, writing without connected letters as in cursive.

#:* Write in print using block letters.

1. uncountable The letters forming the text of a document.

#:* The print is too small for me to read.

1. A visible impression on a surface.

#:* Using a crayon, the girl made a print of the leaf under the page.

1. A fingerprint.

#:* Did the police find any prints at the scene?

1. A footprint.
2. context|visual art A picture that was created in multiple copy|copies by printing.
3. context|photography A photograph that has been printed onto paper from the negative.
4. context|motion pictures A copy of a film that can be projected.
5. cloth|Cloth that has had a pattern of dye printed onto it.

Derived terms
fine print
fingerprint
footprint
in print
newsprint
out of print
printmaking
small print
thumbprint

Translations
;result of printing process
Finnish: painatus
Italian: stampa
Norwegian: trykk n
Scots: prent
Swedish: tryck n

;visible impression
Dutch: afdruk
Finnish: jälki (sormenjälki = fingerprint)
French: empreinte f
Italian: impronta
Norwegian: avtrykk n
Swedish: avtryck n

checktrans
ttbc|Dutch: afdruk

Category:1000 English basic words

Croatian

Etymology
From E.|hr term|print|lang=en.

Noun
hr-noun|m

1. Output of a computer printer.

Derived terms
l|hr|printati

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• 2007-11-03 23:55 - Ivan Å tambuk - +hr

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