print

print¹ W3S2 [prınt] v

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1¦(words)¦

2¦(books/newspapers)¦

3¦(in a newspaper)¦

4¦(photograph)¦

5¦(cloth)¦

6¦(write)¦

7¦(make a mark)¦

Phrasal verbs

　print something<=>off/out

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1.) ¦(WORDS)¦

a) [I and T]

to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface

▪ I need to make a few changes before I print the document.

▪ The company's name was printed in bold letters across the top of the page.

▪ a printed letter

▪ The printer's switched on but it won't print.

▪ As a newspaper publisher he understood the power of the printed word (=words that are printed on paper) .

b)

when a computer document prints, a printed copy of it is produced

▪ Press return, then the document should print.

2.) ¦(BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS)¦ [T]

to produce many printed copies of a book, newspaper etc

▪ Over five million copies of the paper are printed every day.

▪ When the book was first written no publisher would print it.

3.) ¦(IN A NEWSPAPER)¦ [T]

to print a report of something or a letter, speech etc in a newspaper or magazine

= ↑publish

▪ The Express was the first paper to print the story.

▪ The Telegraph has printed numerous articles on this subject over the last three years.

▪ I wrote to the newspaper but my letter wasn't printed.

4.) ¦(PHOTOGRAPH)¦ [T]

to produce a photograph from a photographic film

▪ It usually takes a couple of hours for the pictures to be developed and printed.

5.) ¦(CLOTH)¦ [T]

to decorate cloth with a pattern that is put all over its surface by a machine

▪ a skirt printed with brightly coloured flowers

▪ a printed silk shirt

6.) ¦(WRITE)¦ [I and T]

to write words by hand without joining the letters

▪ Please print your name clearly in the top right hand corner of the page.

7.) ¦(MAKE A MARK)¦ [T]

to make a mark on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something on to it

print sth on/in sth

▪ The mark of the man's shoe was printed in the mud.

→a licence to print money [i]at ↑licence

print off/out [print sth<=>off/out] phr v

to produce a printed copy of a computer document

▪ Could you print a copy off for me?

▪ I'll print the file out and then we can look at it.

print ²

print² W3 n

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1¦(books/newspapers)¦

2 be in print

3 be out of print

4¦(letters)¦

5 the small/fine print

6¦(mark)¦

7 prints

8¦(cloth)¦

9¦(photograph)¦

10¦(picture)¦

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: preinte, from preint, past participle of preindre 'to press', from Latin premere]

1.) ¦(BOOKS/NEWSPAPERS)¦[U]

writing that has been printed, for example in books or newspapers

▪ There was no print at all on the backs of the tickets.

in print

(=printed in a book, newspaper etc)

▪ It must be really exciting to see your work in print.

▪ the pleasure of seeing my name in print

▪ Very little of his poetry actually got into print (=was printed) .

2.) be in print

if a book is in print, new copies of it are still being printed

▪ After fifty years, the book is still in print.

3.) be out of print

if a book is out of print, it is no longer being printed and you cannot buy new copies

4.) ¦(LETTERS)¦[U]

the letters in which something is printed

▪ The book is also available in large print .

▪ The print quality of the new printer is excellent.

5.) the small/fine print

the details of a legal document, which are often printed in very small writing

▪ Always read the small print before signing anything.

6.) ¦(MARK)¦

a mark that is made on a surface by something that has been pressed onto it

▪ His feet left deep prints in the soft soil.

7.) prints [plural]

the marks that are made by the pattern of lines on the ends of your fingers

= ↑fingerprints

▪ The police found a set of prints on the car door.

8.) ¦(CLOTH)¦ [U and C]

cloth, especially cotton, on which a coloured pattern has been printed

▪ a lovely selection of floral prints

▪ She was wearing a cotton print dress.

9.) ¦(PHOTOGRAPH)¦

a photograph that has been produced from a film

▪ Why don't you order an extra set of prints ?

▪ a colour print

10.)¦(PICTURE)¦

a) a picture that is made by cutting lines onto a piece of metal or wood and then printing it onto paper

b) a copy of a painting that is produced by taking a photograph of it and printing it onto paper