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 5, 2026, print edition as 'Series of Missteps Put Pilot On Flight To Israel'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Appeared in the October 5, 2026, print edition as 'Texas Gains as Energy Firms Exit Oklahoma'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Appeared in the October 6, 2026, print edition as 'Permitting Reform at Last, Really?'.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He described it as a difficult commission, adding that he had not really liked the photo at the time, although it had grown on him since and had become his best-selling print.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
This was written in clean block letters, perfectly formed, the way a kindergarten teacher would print.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
The 53-year-old wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "Blimey. First time I've seen this in print. What an exceptional cast."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2023
"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 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
“It’s all about the message that I’m asked to print. And that’s the line for me. If it goes against my beliefs, it’s just not something I can do.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
“Not a particle. People believe almost anything they see in print. Does anybody here know how to spell ‘terrific’?”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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
During World War II he covered the war in the Pacific, going ashore with the Marines as they fought island to island; Yale has three prints from that period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The lag is three to six months, which lands it in the October through January prints — after Thursday’s European Central Bank vote, after the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lynch’s affection for the city and its singular luminance emanates from the intimate prints documenting its otherwise overlooked corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
When Napoleon, the French emperor, invaded Italy at the end of the eighteenth century, he arrived with lists of what he wanted: hundreds of paintings, prints, sculptures.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Once more, the threat of scandal forced his resignation when the News of the World printed an interview with Archer's former friend, Ted Francis.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“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
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
Solemn spirit messages were printed alongside obvious spirit jokes.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Schoeller said a traditional gas turbine core has more than 2,000 parts, while Parallax’s design would use 3-D printing to simplify manufacturing down to a handful of parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Smith carefully arranged the chiaroscuro lighting that, with his dark printing, created one of the most reproduced photographs of the 20th century, elegant and deeply moving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The printing revolution is a theme that runs through this book: we will return to it in Chapters 5-8 and 17; and see above, p.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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