printed
English meaning: Printed
Definition
To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine; often used with out or off: print out, print off.
Example
“Print the draft double-spaced so we can mark changes between the lines.”
Another example: “The pattern was printed onto the fabric in bright colours.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Past tense and participle of 'print'; also an adjective ('printed material'). Used for producing text or images mechanically, and figuratively for something fixed in memory. Neutral, very common in publishing and office contexts.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'preindre' (to press), from Latin 'premere' (to press); the printing sense arose with the press in the 15th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- printed material
- printed page
- printed copy
- printed circuit
- fine print
- newly printed
Word Forms
print (v); printed; printing; printer (n); printout (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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