TYPE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of type in English typenoun uk /taɪp/ us /taɪp/

type noun (GROUP)

Add to word list Add to word list A2 [ C ] a particular group of people or things that share similar characteristics and form a smaller division of a larger set: type of There were so many different types of bread that I didn't know which to buy. What type of clothes does she wear? It was dark so I didn't notice what type of car it was. He's the type of man you could take home to your mother. He's very attractive, if you like the blond, athletic type.type of thing They sell dried flowers and baskets and that type of thing. We have a range of moisturizers for all different skin types. She was young and she was wearing student-type clothes, so I assumed she was studying here. He took me to a bar full of actor types trying to get noticed. a group of people or things that share similar qualities

• sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
• kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
• typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
• formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
• varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
• categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.

See more results » C1 [ C ]   literature   specialized a person who seems to represent a particular group of people, having all the qualities that you usually connect with that group: He doesn't use fully rounded characters in his plays - he uses types.  be someone's type C2 to be the type of person that someone thinks is attractive: He's a nice enough guy - he's just not my type. See more

• This type of account offers you instant access to your money.
• Vodka is a type of spirit.
• Oranges, apples, pears and bananas are all types of fruit.
• Some types of jellyfish have a powerful sting.
• Guy wasn't really the sporty type.

Categories and varieties

• bad/big boy idiom
• brand
• breed
• categoric
• categorical
• category
• classification
• derivative
• fall
• hue
• incarnation
• manner
• mark
• misclassification
• mould
• new breed
• not for the likes of someone phrase
• polymorphism
• run
• update

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People in general

type noun (PRINTED LETTERS)

[ C or U ]   publishing   specialized (also typeface) the style and size of printed letters used in a piece of printed writing such as in a newspaper, book, or article: Use bold type for your headings. The software allows you to choose from over 20 styles of typeface. Publishing: printing & word processing

• 3-D printing
• bed
• boldface
• boldfaced
• bolding
• hanging indent
• impression
• imprint
• in italics
• indent
• placeholder
• plaintext
• pre-print
• pre-printed
• pre-publish
• superscript
• superscription
• swash
• typeface
• typographical

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Grammar

Sort, type and kindSort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. We use these words very often when we describe things and we often find them in dictionary definitions: … typeverb [ I or T ] uk /taɪp/ us /taɪp/

type verb [I or T] (WRITE)

B1 to write using a machine, either a computer keyboard or a typewriter: She asked me to type a couple of letters. He can type very quickly.type away I was typing away into the early hours of the morning just to get it done.

• Her typewriter clacked noisily as she typed out the letter.
• Oops! I've typed two L's by mistake.
• It would look more professional if the letter was typed.
• By typing in simple commands you could pick up objects and talk to other avatars, with your words displayed in a cartoon bubble above your head.
• He had injured his left hand and was typing one-handed.

Writing & typing

• agraphia
• asemic
• bang something out phrasal verb
• bash something out phrasal verb
• blank
• borrow
• contribute
• draw
• enter
• ghost
• graphology
• keyboarder
• longhand
• misspell
• overdocument
• overplotted
• punch in phrasal verb
• purple prose
• put something/someone down phrasal verb
• writer

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Phrasal verbs

type something in type something out/up (Definition of type from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

type | American Dictionary

typenoun us /tɑɪp/

type noun (CHARACTERISTICS)

Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] the characteristics of a group of people or things that set them apart from other people or things, or people, things, or groups that share particular characteristics: I’m more comfortable in jeans and T-shirts, and that type of thing. We have makeup for all different types of skin. Grant’s my type of guy – strong and cool – but Willie’s not my type at all.

type noun (PRINTED LETTERS)

[ U ] printed letters and symbols, or small pieces of metal with the shapes of letters and symbols on them that were used in the past in printing: In big bold type, the headline announced the winner of the election. typeverb [ I/T ] us /tɑɪp/

type verb [I/T] (WRITE)

to write using a keyboard: [ I ] I never learned how to type. [ T ] He typed the report yesterday.

typing

noun [ U ] us /ˈtɑɪ·pɪŋ/ Her typing is very accurate most of the time.

typist

noun [ C ] us /ˈtɑɪ·pəst/ Typists don’t use typewriters any more, they use keyboards.

Phrasal verbs

type in something type out/up something (Definition of type from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

type | Business English

typeverb [ I or T ] uk /taɪp/ us Add to word list Add to word list to write using a computer keyboard or a typewriter: How fast can you type?type sth into sth Typing a word into the search box will bring up a number of related results. I need you to type a letter for me. See also touch-type

Phrasal verbs

type sth in type sth up typenoun [ U ] uk /taɪp/ us →  typeface See also display type (Definition of type from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of type

type Such examples from the linguistic literature could be multiplied, but a survey of different types of incoherence may only increase the confusion. From the Cambridge English Corpus The main thrust addresses the form and function of a variety of clause types. From the Cambridge English Corpus Adopting different numerations for the two question types provides a simple way around this ban on pure optionality. From the Cambridge English Corpus While these collaborative types often overlap, at times they may also reflect different phases of researcher involvement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Deliberation involving different types of knowledge has also been shown to improve deliberative practices as a whole. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, political elites may respond selectively to indigenous claims, meeting specific types of demands, while marginalising or punishing other types of claims. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result of this complicated history, there were three types of private ownership of lighthouses. From the Cambridge English Corpus Changes in civil registration are seen as an essential condition for implementing other types of changes in the family policy arena. From the Cambridge English Corpus Three interviewees, by contrast, said they would seek non-standard work, but only as a compromise to their not having gained standard types of work. From the Cambridge English Corpus The basic idea is to implement the six different types of processes as sub-classes of the process object. From the Cambridge English Corpus I cannot distinguish these types of terminations from other terminations. From the Cambridge English Corpus They categorize variables into four types: cabinet attributes, country attributes, attributes of the party system and controls. From the Cambridge English Corpus Both types of factors may be important, but in different ways. From the Cambridge English Corpus We can implement functions with types that are too general or too specific. From the Cambridge English Corpus In all closure types, p or ppap represent the code pointer and ws the runtime environment. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of type These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of type?

Translations of type

in Chinese (Traditional) 類, 類型, 種類… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 类, 类型, 种类… See more in Spanish tipo, escribir a máquina/ordenador, tipo [masculine… See more in Portuguese tipo, digitar, tipo [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian प्रकार, टंकलेखन करणे… See more 種類, タイプ, ～をキーボードで打つ… See more tip, tür, cins… See more type [masculine], genre [masculine], caractère [masculine]… See more tipus, picar, escriure a màquina/a l’ordinador… See more soort, lettersoort, druk… See more ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழு மக்கள் அல்லது ஒத்த குணாதிசயங்களைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் விஷயங்கள் மற்றும் ஒரு பெரிய தொகுப்பின் சிறிய பிரிவை உருவாக்குகின்றன, கணினி விசைப்பலகை அல்லது தட்டச்சுப்பொறியைப் பயன்படுத்தி எழுத… See more प्रकार, समान विशेषताओं वाले व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के समूह जो बड़े समूह के छोटे घटक होते हैं, (कंप्यूटर या टाइपराइटर पर) टाइप करना… See more પ્રકાર, મશીનનો ઉપયોગ કરીને લખવું, કોમ્પ્યુટરનું કીબોર્ડ અથવા ટાઈપરાઇટરનો ઉપયોગ કરીને લખવું… See more slags, type, skrift… See more typ, art, slag… See more jenis, jenis tulisan, tulisan… See more die Art, die Drucktype, die Schrift… See more type [masculine], slag [neuter], skrive… See more قسم, طرح, ٹائپ کرنا… See more тип, рід, клас… See more రకాలు, టైప్ చేయడం… See more রকম / ধরণ / নমুনা, টাইপ করা… See more typ, druh, typy… See more jenis, model huruf, cetakan… See more รูปแบบ, บล็อกพิมพ์อักษร, ตัวอักษรหรือคำที่ถูกพิมพ์… See more loại, chữ in, đánh máy… See more rodzaj, typ, osobowość… See more 종류, 유형, 타이핑 하다… See more tipo, inserire dati con tastiera, digitare… See more Need a translator?

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• blood type
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• data type
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• type in something phrasal verb
• type out/up something phrasal verb
• type sth in phrasal verb
• type sth up phrasal verb
• type something in phrasal verb
• type something out/up phrasal verb

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• be someone's type phrase
• in bold (type/print) phrase
• true to form/type phrase

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  • Noun 
    • type (GROUP)
    • be someone's type
    • type (PRINTED LETTERS)
  • Verb 
    • type (WRITE)
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  • Noun 
    • type (CHARACTERISTICS)
    • type (PRINTED LETTERS)
  • Verb 
    • type (WRITE)
  • Noun 
    • typing
    • typist
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