print*/*/

[prɪnt] verb I

1) [I/T] to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a printer or PRINTING PRESS

The book is beautifully printed on quality paper.[/ex]

2) [T] to publish something in a newspaper or magazine

They refused to print my letter.[/ex]

3) [I/T] to write by hand using individual letters that are not joined together

Please be sure to print your name next to your signature.[/ex]

4) [T] to create a mark on a surface by pressing something into it

5) [I/T] to produce a photograph on paper

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- print sth out

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noun

print */[prɪnt]

1) [C] a mark made by pressing something onto a surface

There were huge paw prints right outside our tent.[/ex]

2) [C] a fingerprint

3) [U] letters or other symbols made by pressing ink, paint etc on paper or a similar surface

The print is too small to read.[/ex]

4) [C] an image that is created by pressing a raised design onto paper, or by copying an existing image

a limited edition print[/ex]

5) [C] a photograph

old black and white prints[/ex]

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in print — 1) printed in a book, magazine or newspaper; 2) a book that is in print is still available to buy from the company that published it[/ex]

out of print — a book that is out of print is no longer being published[/ex]