1
3
a
b
prints plural
: printed publications
4
: printed letters : type
5
a(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 it
b
: cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing
also
: an article of such cloth
c
: a photographic or motion-picture copy
especially
: one made from a negative
printed; printing; prints
1
a
: to impress something in or on
b
: to stamp (something, such as a mark) in or on something
2
a
: to make a copy of by impressing paper against an inked printing surface
b(1)
: to impress (something, such as wallpaper) with a design or pattern
(2)
: to impress (a pattern or design) on something
c
: to publish in print
d
: 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
2
: to produce something in printed form
3
: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
Synonyms
Examples of print in a Sentence
Noun
What is the print size of your book?
an exhibit of 16th-century German prints
Verb
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Probably for this reason, an intentional association between the drawings and these particular prints is less clear, the study noted.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Bustier tops in girly pink prints, cutout long-sleeve dresses in white and black, tiered strapless tops, and dresses in sheer fabrics make up most of the collection.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
This look would feel overwhelming if all the floral prints were the same scale, but instead the variety draws you in.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2024
But the ambitious turnaround plan encountered turbulence amid shifts in advertising, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, print circulation losses and last year’s Hollywood strikes.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The photo in question finds Kim and Khloé, 39, lounging in the sand in their racy swimwear — both snake print of course — while Kourtney is seemingly miles behind them on a lounger.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
During the unveiling event, members of the community in attendance were invited to add hand prints to the mural.
—Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
Yet this tirelessly inventive filmmaker keeps throwing in different aspect ratios and film stocks, some of which resemble home movies and others that bring to mind old 16mm prints passed around back in the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The posters are available for free online in more than 30 languages, and anyone can print them out and distribute them.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
The most important part of Mr. Dimmock’s job was making sure the production equipment that printed the newspaper ran smoothly during the entire process, from the metal plate room to the loading docks.
—Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s a certain symmetry to the fact that a newish play bearing a title some outlets have deemed too spicy to print or say is about the malleable nature of language itself.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Ticketmaster suggests using mobile tickets, so be wary if someone wants to sell you a paper or printed ticket.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
For the Saturday morning photo call, Zendaya wowed in a coat printed with the house's iconic checkerboard pattern—specifically, an apple green version from the spring/summer 2013 collection.
—Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2024
In addition to an up-close look at the screw holding Patel's fifth metacarpal in place and allowed filming to continue, the shirt had a bubble printed on the front to represent the movie's COVID quarantine and a cartoon monkey — a nod to the movie — gracing the back.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments But close tracking by the AAS has revealed that more unidentified factories are producing counterfeit glasses printed with the name and address of a Chinese factory called Cangnan County Qiwei Craft Co., which creates safe products.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023
Working in the metaverse for an extended period of time can lead to higher anxiety, a perception of higher workloads, and even adverse physical effects for some employees, tech outlet New Scientist reported, citing a recent study published on pre-print database arXiv on June 8.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 June 2022
Experts got partial answers from a pre-print publication posted online in August by a separate research team.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020
Many who are hospitalized could become long haulers, study suggests About three-quarters of people hospitalized could become long haulers, according to a paper uploaded to the pre-print server medRxiv on August 14 without having yet been vetted by outside experts or accepted for publication.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 6 Oct. 2020
The results were published online on arXiv, the pre-print server.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2023
In March, researchers at the UK's Office of National Statistics posted a study on a pre-print server that was extremely similar.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
This revelation comes from a study posted to the pre-print server bioRxiv earlier this month.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2021
The most common are neurological, such as brain-fog and headache, according to a pre-print study by King's College London.
—Luke Taylor, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
Noun
His gritty, super glamorous fashion defined the style of the 1990s: skinny jeans, slip dresses and bright prints inspired by nature, including snakes and flowers.
—Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Probably for this reason, an intentional association between the drawings and these particular prints is less clear, the study noted.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Bustier tops in girly pink prints, cutout long-sleeve dresses in white and black, tiered strapless tops, and dresses in sheer fabrics make up most of the collection.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
This look would feel overwhelming if all the floral prints were the same scale, but instead the variety draws you in.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2024
But the ambitious turnaround plan encountered turbulence amid shifts in advertising, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, print circulation losses and last year’s Hollywood strikes.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The photo in question finds Kim and Khloé, 39, lounging in the sand in their racy swimwear — both snake print of course — while Kourtney is seemingly miles behind them on a lounger.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
During the unveiling event, members of the community in attendance were invited to add hand prints to the mural.
—Lezlie Sterling, Sacramento Bee, 31 Mar. 2024
Yet this tirelessly inventive filmmaker keeps throwing in different aspect ratios and film stocks, some of which resemble home movies and others that bring to mind old 16mm prints passed around back in the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2024
Verb
However, tickets purchased ahead of time are only valid for the date printed on the ticket and are nonrefundable.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
The posters are available for free online in more than 30 languages, and anyone can print them out and distribute them.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
The most important part of Mr. Dimmock’s job was making sure the production equipment that printed the newspaper ran smoothly during the entire process, from the metal plate room to the loading docks.
—Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s a certain symmetry to the fact that a newish play bearing a title some outlets have deemed too spicy to print or say is about the malleable nature of language itself.
—Chris Klimek, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Ticketmaster suggests using mobile tickets, so be wary if someone wants to sell you a paper or printed ticket.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
For the Saturday morning photo call, Zendaya wowed in a coat printed with the house's iconic checkerboard pattern—specifically, an apple green version from the spring/summer 2013 collection.
—Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2024
In addition to an up-close look at the screw holding Patel's fifth metacarpal in place and allowed filming to continue, the shirt had a bubble printed on the front to represent the movie's COVID quarantine and a cartoon monkey — a nod to the movie — gracing the back.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments But close tracking by the AAS has revealed that more unidentified factories are producing counterfeit glasses printed with the name and address of a Chinese factory called Cangnan County Qiwei Craft Co., which creates safe products.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Adjective
In new research reported in a Feb. 1 paper published on the arXiv pre-print server, the team used data from NASA's inoperative Kepler spacecraft, its secondary mission K2 and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify K2-415b.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2023
Working in the metaverse for an extended period of time can lead to higher anxiety, a perception of higher workloads, and even adverse physical effects for some employees, tech outlet New Scientist reported, citing a recent study published on pre-print database arXiv on June 8.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 June 2022
Experts got partial answers from a pre-print publication posted online in August by a separate research team.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2020
Many who are hospitalized could become long haulers, study suggests About three-quarters of people hospitalized could become long haulers, according to a paper uploaded to the pre-print server medRxiv on August 14 without having yet been vetted by outside experts or accepted for publication.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 6 Oct. 2020
The results were published online on arXiv, the pre-print server.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2023
In March, researchers at the UK's Office of National Statistics posted a study on a pre-print server that was extremely similar.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
This revelation comes from a study posted to the pre-print server bioRxiv earlier this month.
—Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2021
The most common are neurological, such as brain-fog and headache, according to a pre-print study by King's College London.
—Luke Taylor, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/print. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
1
a
: a mark made by pressure
b
: something that has been stamped with an impression or formed in a mold
a print of butter
2
a
: printed state or form
put a manuscript into print
b
: printed matter
c
: printed letters
3
: a picture, copy, or design made by printing (as from an engraving or a photographic negative)
4
a
: cloth with a printed pattern
b
: an article of such cloth
1
: to put or stamp something in or on
2
a
: to make a copy of by pressing paper against an inked surface (as type or an engraving)
b
: to stamp with a design by pressure
print wallpaper
c
: to publish in printed form
print a newspaper
d
: to write or cause to be written on a surface (as a computer display screen) for viewing
the computer will print the message at the top of the screen
e
3
: to write in separate letters like those made by a typewriter
4
: to make a picture from a photographic negative
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