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Print Verb: Meanings, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：make a paper copy (print)

print 🔊

/prɪnt/

To make a paper copy of a digital file using a printer.

Print verb example: hand taking printed paper from printer

make a paper copy 🔊

➕

/meɪk ə ˈpeɪpə ˈkɒpi/

To produce a physical copy of a digital document or image by using a printer that transfers ink or toner onto paper.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'premere' (to press) via Old French 'preindre'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine pressing a stamp onto paper: 'print' sounds like 'press' plus 'imprint'.

📖 Example

I need to print my boarding pass before heading to the airport. 🔊 I need to print my boarding pass before heading to the airport.

🔗 Collocations

print a document – to produce a paper copy of a digital file

print on both sides – to use duplex printing to save paper

print in color – to output a document using colored ink or toner

🔄 Synonyms

output (v.) – to produce data as a physical or electronic result

reproduce (v.) – to make a copy or representation of something

run off (phrasal v.) – to produce copies quickly, especially using a machine

🚫 Antonyms

scan (v.) – to convert a physical document into a digital image

delete (v.) – to remove or erase digital data

🌱 Derivatives

printer (n.) – a device that produces a paper copy of a digital file

printing (n.) – the process of producing text or images on paper or fabric

printable (adj.) – able to be printed or suitable for printing

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'premere' (to press). The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg in the 15th century made mass production of books possible, democratizing knowledge.

Meaning 2：produce in quantity (print)

print 🔊

/prɪnt/

To produce words or pictures on paper or fabric in large quantities using a printing press.

Print verb meaning: industrial printing press producing books

produce in quantity 🔊

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/prəˈdjuːs ɪn ˈkwɒntəti/

To produce multiple copies of text or images on paper or fabric using a mechanical or digital printing press.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

This beautiful art book was printed in Italy using traditional techniques. 🔊 This beautiful art book was printed in Italy using traditional techniques.

🔗 Collocations

print books – to produce books in large quantities using a printing press

print on fabric – to apply a design onto fabric by printing

print in large quantities – to produce many copies at once using industrial machinery

🔄 Synonyms

publish (v.) – to produce and issue copies of a work for public distribution

manufacture (v.) – to make something on a large scale using machinery

reproduce (v.) – to create copies of a work, especially mechanically

🚫 Antonyms

suppress (v.) – to prevent something from being published or distributed

🌱 Derivatives

printer (n.) – a device or person that prints

printing (n.) – the industry or process of producing printed material

printmaker (n.) – an artist who creates prints by carving or etching