type
/taip/
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Definition
Noun:
- A category or class sharing common characteristics: "type" refers to a group of people or things that are similar in form, quality, or character.
- A person or thing that exemplifies the characteristics of a class: "type" can mean a perfect example or representative of a particular group.
- Printed characters or letters: In printing, "type" refers to the small blocks bearing a raised character used for printing, or collectively to the style or size of printed text.
- (Biology) A taxonomic group: In biology, a "type" is the specimen or taxon used to define the characteristics of a higher taxonomic rank.
Verb:
- To write using a typewriter or keyboard: The action of producing text using a machine with keys.
- To classify or categorize: To identify someone or something as belonging to a particular category based on shared characteristics.
Examples
Noun:
- She is not my type of person. (She does not share the characteristics I typically like.)
- This font uses a very elegant type. (This font uses a very elegant style of printed letters.)
- The museum has various types of ancient pottery. (The museum has different categories of ancient pottery.)
Verb:
- Please type your essay and submit it electronically. (Please write your essay using a computer keyboard.)
- The psychologist tried to type the patient's personality. (The psychologist tried to categorize the patient's personality.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be true to type": to behave exactly as one would expect from someone of that category.
- The villain in the story was true to type, being cruel and selfish.
- "to revert to type": to return to one's original or natural character after a period of change.
- After trying to be polite, he quickly reverted to type and started arguing.
Variants and Related Words
- Typical (adj): Having the distinctive qualities of a particular type; representative.
- This painting is typical of his early work.
- Typify (verb): To be a perfect example of something.
- His dedication typifies the spirit of the team.
- Typist (noun): A person who types, especially as a job.
- She works as a typist in a law firm.
Synonyms
- Noun: Kind, sort, category, class, variety, genre, model, example.
- Verb: Classify, categorize, identify, key (in), input.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Type up: To produce a neat, typed version of written or draft material.
- Can you type up the meeting notes by tomorrow?
- Type out: To write something in full using a typewriter or keyboard.
- He typed out a long letter of complaint.
Related Idioms
- Set (or cast) in type: To arrange text for printing using physical type blocks. Figuratively, it can mean something is fixed and unchangeable.
- The book is finished; the final pages are being set in type.
- His opinions seem set in type; he never considers new ideas.
- A type A personality: A pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, ambition, and a sense of urgency.
- As a type A personality, she is always striving to meet deadlines.
Noun
- a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
- he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up
- all of the tokens of the same symbol
- the word `element' contains five different types of character
- printed characters
- small type is hard to read
- (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a real character
- a strange character
- a friendly eccentric
- the capable type
- a mental case
- a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- what type of sculpture do you prefer?
Verb
- identify as belonging to a certain type
- Such people can practically be typed
- write by means of a keyboard with types
- type the acceptance letter, please