type
//taɪp//
Forms
- Plural
- types
- present (v1)
- type
- past (v2)
- typed
- past participle (v3)
- typed
- present participle
- typing
- 3rd person singular
- types
Definitions
1.A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.
2.An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
- "I just peeked out toward the restaurant and there are a lot of Navy types in there. I'd hate for you to get in trouble on your last night in Europe."
3.An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
- Altogether he was the type of low ruffianism, as ill-conditioned a looking brute as ever ginned a hare.
4.A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
- The headline was set in bold type.
1.To put text on paper using a typewriter.
2.To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
3.To determine the blood type of.
- The doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.
4.To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #552
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”)
From Latin typus
From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”)
From τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).