print
Third Person
prints
Present Participle
printing
Past Tense
printed
Past Participle
printed
1
to create a number of copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
transitive
- The publishing company prints thousands of books each month.
- The newspaper prints daily editions featuring local and international news.
- The school printed flyers to advertise the upcoming event.
- The government agency printed pamphlets to distribute information about public health initiatives.
- He will print the report before the meeting.
Synonyms:
2
to make words, pictures, or anything else on something such as a piece of paper using ink and a special device called printer
transitive
- I printed the document on a piece of paper so I could review it later.
- He needed to print the boarding pass before heading to the airport.
- He prints the boarding passes before heading to the airport.
- The company prints brochures to distribute at trade shows.
- He printed a copy of the recipe for each of his friends.
Synonyms:
3
to write or draw letters individually and clearly, without connecting them
transitive
- She asked the students to print their names at the top of the paper.
- Please print your address on the form so that it's easy to read.
- He printed the instructions in large, legible letters for the presentation.
- The child learned to print her letters before starting cursive writing.
- The teacher asked the class to print the alphabet on the board.
4
to create a photographic image from a negative
transitive
- They used a special process to print the negative onto high-quality photographic paper.
- The lab will print your film and deliver the finished photographs within a few days.
- The photographer spent hours in the darkroom to print the pictures from the negatives.
- After developing the film, she began to print the photos for the exhibition.
- The artist carefully printed the images from the negatives to maintain high quality.