Meaning of "print" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRINT

Priente, from Old French: something printed, from preindre to make an impression, from Latin premere to press.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PRINT

print  [prɪnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRINT

Print is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb print in English.

WHAT DOES PRINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Print

Print may refer to: ▪ Printing, mostly using a printing press, but a process which may also refer to other methods of printmaking ▪ Printing press, printing with moveable metal type, see also letterpress printing ▪ Publishing, the distribution of printed works or other information ▪ Print run, one batch of printing, that is, the number of copies printed by one set-up of a printing press ▪ Textile printing ▪ 'In print', currently being published; compare out of print ▪ "Writing in print", printing, printscript or print-writing: a handwriting method using block letters, instead of cursive letters ▪ Printmaking, various processes for producing multiple copies of works of art by printing ▪ Old master print, a product of printmaking, such as an engraving, etching or woodcut, in the European tradition, instead of others, especially if made before 1830 ▪ Photographic print, i.e.

Definition of print in the English dictionary

The first definition of print in the dictionary is to reproduce, esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes. Other definition of print is to produce or reproduce in print, as for publication. Print is also to write in the style of printed matter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRINT

PRESENT

Present

I print

you print

he/she/it prints

we print

you print

they print

Present continuous

I am printing

you are printing

he/she/it is printing

we are printing

you are printing

they are printing

Present perfect

I have printed

you have printed

he/she/it has printed

we have printed

you have printed

they have printed

Present perfect continuous

I have been printing

you have been printing

he/she/it has been printing

we have been printing

you have been printing

they have been printing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I printed

you printed

he/she/it printed

we printed

you printed

they printed

Past continuous

I was printing

you were printing

he/she/it was printing

we were printing

you were printing

they were printing

Past perfect

I had printed

you had printed

he/she/it had printed

we had printed

you had printed

they had printed

Past perfect continuous

I had been printing

you had been printing

he/she/it had been printing

we had been printing

you had been printing

they had been printing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will print

you will print

he/she/it will print

we will print

you will print

they will print

Future continuous

I will be printing

you will be printing

he/she/it will be printing

we will be printing

you will be printing

they will be printing

Future perfect

I will have printed

you will have printed

he/she/it will have printed

we will have printed

you will have printed

they will have printed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been printing

you will have been printing

he/she/it will have been printing

we will have been printing

you will have been printing

they will have been printing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would print

you would print

he/she/it would print

we would print

you would print

they would print

Conditional continuous

I would be printing

you would be printing

he/she/it would be printing

we would be printing

you would be printing

they would be printing

Conditional perfect

I would have print

you would have print

he/she/it would have print

we would have print

you would have print

they would have print

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been printing

you would have been printing

he/she/it would have been printing

we would have been printing

you would have been printing

they would have been printing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you print
we let´s print
you print

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to print

Past participle

printed

Present Participle

printing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PRINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «print» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of print

book · circulate · copy · disseminate · engrave · engraving · etch · etching · face · fingerprint · font · footprint · fount · impress · impression · imprint · issue · lettering · letters · linocut · lithograph · magazine · mark · newspaper · newsprint · periodical · photo · photograph · picture · plate · printed matter · publication · publish · put to bed · record · release · replica · reproduce · reproduction · run off · snap · stamp · type · typeface · typescript · woodcut · zine

TRANSLATION OF PRINT

Find out the translation of print to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of print from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «print» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 印刷物
• Translator English - Spanish: impresión
• English: print
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रिंट
• Translator English - Arabic: طَبْع
• Translator English - Russian: содержимое распечатанного документа
• Translator English - Portuguese: impressão
• Translator English - Bengali: ছাপা
• Translator English - French: caractères
• Translator English - Malay: Cetak
• Translator English - German: Druck
• Translator English - Japanese: 印刷物
• Translator English - Korean: 활자
• Translator English - Javanese: Print
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bản in
• Translator English - Tamil: அச்சு
• Translator English - Marathi: मुद्रण करा
• Translator English - Turkish: baskı
• Translator English - Italian: stampa
• Translator English - Polish: druk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: друкований документ
• Translator English - Romanian: text tipărit
• Translator English - Greek: έντυπο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Print
• Translator English - Swedish: tryck
• Translator English - Norwegian: trykk

10 QUOTES WITH «PRINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word print.

1

Frank Abagnale

When 'Catch Me If You Can' was published back in 1980, I never dreamed that it would become a bestseller, much less a major motion picture and now a big Broadway musical. What's amazing about the book is that it has never gone out of print.

2

Joseph Altuzarra

If you take away print and embroidery, you have to challenge yourself a bit more on the cut.

3

Simon Armitage

We don't know where print is going.

4

Arthur Baer

If you do big things they print your face, and if you do little things they print only your thumbs.

5

Pierre Beaumarchais

As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.

6

Augustine Birrell

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

7

Ben Brantley

The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical radar to become popular successes: 'Tobacco Road', 'Abie's Irish Rose' and our old friend 'Spider-Man', which got the worst reviews in theatre history and is still apparently going strong.

8

Eric Brown

Which, of course, isn't the point of writing - but it would be nice if, along with the creative satisfaction of writing and seeing my work in print, I could do more than merely scrape a living. Okay, moaning over.

9

Tina Brown

I think for a young journalist, it's better to write for the Web at the moment than it is for print.

10

Raymond Chandler

The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINT»

Discover the use of print in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to print and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Handbook of Print Media: Technologies and Production Methods

CD-ROM contains: Electronic version of text.

Helmut Kipphan, 2001

Graphic Design, Print Culture, and the Eighteenth-Century Novel

Barchas explains how from the beginning of the novel's emergence in Britain, prose writers experimented with its appearance.

Janine Barchas, 2003

From Design Into Print: Preparing Graphics and Text for ...

This book will help you: Choose the right desktop printer for your needs Finally understand resolution Get the results you want from page-layout and image-editing applications Find the best stock images Know what to expect when RGB colors ...

Sandee Cohen, 2010

Print, Manuscript and the Search for Order, 1450-1830

With examples from across Europe, this work will be of great value to all readers studying this period, whether in the humanities or the sciences.

David McKitterick, 2003

Revolution in Print: The Press in France, 1775-1800

Explains the role of printing in the French Revolution and the establishment of the revolutionary government

Robert Darnton, Daniel Roche, 1989

A Guide to Graphic Print Production

A practical reference to keep at your fingertips, this new edition: Covers the entire production process, from conception to manufacturing to archiving Covers new topics, such as variable data printing, sustainability, large/wide format ...

Kaj Johansson, Peter Lundberg, Robert Ryberg, 2011

Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book

The essays reflect Hall's belief that the better the production and consumption of books is understood, the closer readers can come to a social history of culture.

David D. Hall, 1996

Manuscript, Print, and the English Renaissance Lyric

In this ground-breaking historical and cultural study of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century lyric poetry, Marotti examines the interrelationship between the two systems of literary transmission and shows how in England manuscript and ...

Arthur F. Marotti, 1995

The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making

In The Nature of the Book, a tour de force of cultural history, Adrian Johns constructs an entirely original and vivid picture of print culture and its many arenas—commercial, intellectual, political, and individual.

Adrian Johns, 2009

Print Is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

Contends that printed books will be replaced by digital books and that book distributors and readers should actively support the transformation by encouraging digital book creation and the standards required for storage and delivery.

Jeff Gomez, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term print is used in the context of the following news items.

Are we ready to 3D print our own clothes?

3D printing in fashion might not be new. But one designer thinks soon everbody will just print their entire wardrobe, which could change holiday ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

These Animated Walls Of Type Show Off Monotype's Fonts Like Print …

... be liberated from the black box of a font file, exploring and highlighting the beauty of its design details in a way that print doesn't often allow. «Co.Design, Jul 15»

Snooki dons leopard-print bikini at the beach with her two children

The 27-year-old star modeled a leopard-print two piece on Sunday as she enjoyed some beach time with her brood on vacation. Posing with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Chromatic Elevates its Print Workflow Efficiencies

Most recently, though, with an influx and variation of new jobs, Chromatic recognized the need to enhance its digital color print fleet through an ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

5 Significant Reasons Why Print Is More Valuable than Digital

If you had to print out the entire Internet, the stack of paper would go further than NASA's New Horizons spacecraft currently whizzing past Pluto. «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»

Lena Dunham dons tartan print dress while filming Girls season 5 in …

Lena Dunham was spotted legging it around the set of Girls in New York on Monday while filming season five of the hit HBO show. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Attack on Titan Manga Has 2.5 Million Copies in Print in English

The English version has 15 volumes in print, whereas the original Japanese version's first 15 volumes had 44 million copies as of April. «Anime News Network, Jul 15»

From print to TV premiere: Bahaa Taher's book transformed to series

Author Bahaa Taher Wahet al-Ghorub's novel, "The Sunset Oasis", which obtained the Booker Prize in 2008 will be turned into TV series to be ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»

Sarcastic Facebook posts and print media: what Lovelace's CFO reads

A C-level executive since 1999, his information diet is a mix of traditional print and digital news platforms and also veers toward social fitness ... «Albuquerque Business First, Jul 15»

When out-of-print books become just memories

A book going out of print is not a peculiar Zimbabwean problem. The lifecycle for books is the same: a book is written, it is published, many ... «The Zimbabwe Standard, Jul 15»