typewrite
typewrite verb: to type using a typewriter.
Verb
typewrite (third-person singular simple present typewrites, present participle typewriting, simple past typewrote, past participle typewritten)
- To type using a typewriter.
- These facts are set forth for learning to typewrite in Part II of this book.1925, William Frederick Book, Learning to Typewrite: With a Discussion of the Psychology and Pedagogy of Skill, The Gregg pub. co.
- IF THE businessman discovers that his new office worker cannot spell, typewrite, compute percentage or punctuate properly, he is immediately confronted with a series of in-training problems.1935, New Jersey Secondary School Teachers' Association, Lord Dufferin School. Old Boys Association, Yearbook, page 215
typewrite meaning in Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese
typewrite in Arabic
- verb
- طَبَعَ ṭabaʕa
typewrite in Malay
- verb
- tekan, taip, ketik, mengetik
typewrite in Vietnamese
- verb
- đánh máy, đánh chữ
Forms of typewrite
| third-person singular present | typewrites |
|---|---|
| present participle | typewriting |
| past | typewrote |
| past participle | typewritten |
Origin of typewrite
Back-formation from typewriter.
Words formed from typewrite
Questions about typewrite
- What does typewrite mean?
- Typewrite means to type using a typewriter.
- What is typewrite in Arabic?
- Typewrite in Arabic is طَبَعَ (ṭabaʕa). See Typewrite meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is typewrite?
- Typewrite is a verb.
- What is the past tense of typewrite?
- The past tense of typewrite is typewrote.
Words near typewrite in the dictionary
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