to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block.
to form a design or pattern upon, as by stamping with an engraved plate or block.
to print calico.
to cause (a manuscript, text, etc.) to be published in print.
to write in letters like those commonly used in print.
Print your name on these forms.
Computers. to produce (data) in legible alphanumeric or graphic form.
to indent or mark by pressing something into or upon (something).
to produce or fix (an indentation, mark, etc.), as by pressure.
to impress on the mind, memory, etc.
to fingerprint.
to apply (a thing) with pressure so as to leave an indentation, mark, etc..
The horses printed their hoofs on the wet grass.
Photography. to produce a positive picture from (a negative) by the transmission of light.
to take impressions from type, an engraved plate, etc., as in a press.
to produce by means of a reproduction process.
to print in color; to print unevenly.
to make an image by means of ink, chemical action, etc., as type, engraved plates, etc..
This type is too worn to print cleanly.
to write in characters such as are used in print.
He'd rather print than use longhand.
to follow the vocation of a printer.
the state of being printed.
printed lettering, especially with reference to character, style, or size.
This print is too large for footnotes.
printed material.
a printed publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
a picture, design, or the like, printed from an engraved or otherwise prepared block, plate, etc.
an indentation, mark, etc., made by the pressure of one body or thing on another.
something with which an impression is made; a stamp or die.
a fingerprint.
Textiles.
a design or pattern on cloth made by dyeing, weaving, or printing with engraved rollers, blocks of wood, stencils, etc.
a cloth so treated.
an article of apparel made of this cloth.
something that has been subjected to impression, as a pat of butter.
Photography. a picture, especially a positive made from a negative.
any reproduced image, as a blueprint.
Movies, Television. a positive copy of a completed film or filmed program ready for showing; release print.
out of print, (of a book or the like) no longer available for purchase from the publisher.
in print,
in printed form; published.
(of a book or the like) still available for purchase from the publisher.
to reproduce (text, pictures, etc), esp in large numbers, by applying ink to paper or other material by one of various processes
to produce or reproduce (a manuscript, a book, data, etc) in print, as for publication
to write (letters, etc) in the style of printed matter
to mark or indent (a surface) by pressing (something) onto it
to produce a photographic print from (a negative)
(tr) to implant or fix in the mind or memory
(tr) to make (a mark or indentation) by applying pressure
printed matter such as newsprint
a printed publication such as a newspaper or book
in printed or published form
(of a book, etc) offered for sale by the publisher
no longer available from a publisher
a design or picture printed from an engraved plate, wood block, or other medium
printed text, esp with regard to the typeface used
small print
a positive photographic image in colour or black and white produced, usually on paper, from a negative image on film Compare slide
a fabric with a printed design
( as modifier )
a print dress
a mark or indentation made by pressing something onto a surface
a stamp, die, etc, that makes such an impression
the surface subjected to such an impression
See fingerprint
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English prent ( e ), print ( e ), prient ( e ) < Old French priente impression, print, noun use of feminine past participle of preindre to press 1 < Latin premere; (v.) Middle English prenten, derivative of the noun
Print is text, type, or writing — it's the words you write on paper or read in a book. If you print your name, you don’t write it in cursive. You write it so someone can actually read it. When something's "in print," it's been published. Another kind of print, besides text (letters, numbers, and characters), is the impression left by a finger (a fingerprint), a foot, or even an animal's paw. The verb to print means to write in clear, block letters, or to publish a copy of a book, newspaper, or magazine. If something's "out of print," it's hard to find because no one is publishing new copies of it.
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Appeared in the October 3, 2026, print edition as 'Colleges Are Embracing Greek Life'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Rather than print the image on the curtain, Martínez Celaya and his team spent the past few weeks hand-painting it on canvaslike fabric on the floor of the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“A weak print would reinforce the case for a hold and, if sufficiently soft, could begin to challenge the broader tightening path into 2027.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Appeared in the October 3, 2026, print edition as 'A Poem of Mourning and Meaning'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In faded white print, it says, “The Spirit of the Sea.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
"Recent fuel price cuts will start to affect inflation in the May print. We expect -1.5% m-o-m for gasoline, with a contribution of -7 basis points to the headline," UBS economists wrote in a report.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
"I think if you're going to decide that, then the only answer is to put the book out of print. I don't think you can say, 'So let's change Dahl's words but keep the character'."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023
“I don’t know what this is going to sound like in print. Suddenly, you hear yourself and you think, ‘Oh my God.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
“I am a glutton for print. I love books in every way. I love them more than most human beings.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
“If so, it would’ve been too damaged to leave a print. How does it connect to Sinclair?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
She has infused her suits and dresses with yellow, red, purple, or floral prints, keeping them structured yet light.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The final trigger is always some geopolitical event, natural disaster, default or change in financial markets, such as unexpected economic-data prints or aggressive interest-rate increases.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Nasdaq futures slid and Treasury yields rose to a spate of new multiyear highs as investors took positions ahead of crucial U.S. inflation prints Thursday and Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
On Friday morning, the August consumer-price index prints.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Turing’s shoe prints are clearly visible in the spot where he stamped down the dirt.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
“Students who prefer physical textbooks should absolutely retain the option to purchase them, but students who cannot afford a printed book should have another way to access the materials they need to succeed,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Before there were libraries, term papers or printed books, students demonstrated learning through dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
My father put it well: “There are no instructions printed on a dollar bill.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
When my recent stationery order arrived with a half-dozen additional printed cards and envelopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
That same day, the Washington Star-News printed the news that Judge Mathew Byrne of the Daniel Ellsberg trial had recently met with John Ehrlichman to discuss a high-level government appointment.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
The Wall Street Journal’s Jennifer Hiller writes that Parallax has raised $117 million to enter the market for smaller, gas-fired turbines for on-site power, using 3-D printing instead of the specialty supply chain for turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Her wonders of needle and thread, pliers and glue, 3-D printing and biotechnology are born in an Amsterdam studio, something between a cutting-edge lab and a medieval guild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers point to possible applications in avalanches, landslides, materials science, and particle-filled inks used in 3D printing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“We’re financing that with printing money in ways that are not so obvious to the average person on the street.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
But, thanks to these translations and the printing press, Galen’s work was disseminated more widely than ever before over the next ten years or so.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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