Meaning of type in English

type

noun

/taɪp/ us

/taɪp/

type noun (GROUP)

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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.

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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.

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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

to be the type of person that someone thinks is attractive:

He's a nice enough guy - he's just not my type.

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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.

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Categories and varieties

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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.

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Publishing: printing & word processing

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Grammar

Sort, type and kind

Sort, 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: …

type

verb [ I or T ]

/taɪp/ us

/taɪp/

type verb [I or T] (WRITE)

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.

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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.

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Writing & typing

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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

type

noun

/tɑɪp/

type noun (CHARACTERISTICS)

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[ 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.

type

verb [ I/T ]

/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

type

verb [ I or T ]

/taɪp/ us

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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.

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touch-type

Phrasal verbs

type sth in

type sth up

type

noun [ U ]

/taɪp/ us

→ typeface

See also

display type

(Definition of type from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of type

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Such examples from the linguistic literature could be multiplied, but a survey of different types of incoherence may only increase the confusion.

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The main thrust addresses the form and function of a variety of clause types.

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Adopting different numerations for the two question types provides a simple way around this ban on pure optionality.

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While these collaborative types often overlap, at times they may also reflect different phases of researcher involvement.

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Deliberation involving different types of knowledge has also been shown to improve deliberative practices as a whole.

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First, political elites may respond selectively to indigenous claims, meeting specific types of demands, while marginalising or punishing other types of claims.

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As a result of this complicated history, there were three types of private ownership of lighthouses.

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Changes in civil registration are seen as an essential condition for implementing other types of changes in the family policy arena.

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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.

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The basic idea is to implement the six different types of processes as sub-classes of the process object.

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I cannot distinguish these types of terminations from other terminations.

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They categorize variables into four types: cabinet attributes, country attributes, attributes of the party system and controls.

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Both types of factors may be important, but in different ways.

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We can implement functions with types that are too general or too specific.

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In all closure types, p or ppap represent the code pointer and ws the runtime environment.

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What is the pronunciation of type?

Translations of type

in Chinese (Traditional)

類, 類型, 種類…

in Chinese (Simplified)

类, 类型, 种类…

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tipo, escribir a máquina/ordenador, tipo [masculine…

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tipo, digitar, tipo [masculine]…

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प्रकार, टंकलेखन करणे…

種類, タイプ, ～をキーボードで打つ…

tip, tür, cins…

type [masculine], genre [masculine], caractère [masculine]…

tipus, picar, escriure a màquina/a l’ordinador…

soort, lettersoort, druk…

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழு மக்கள் அல்லது ஒத்த குணாதிசயங்களைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் விஷயங்கள் மற்றும் ஒரு பெரிய தொகுப்பின் சிறிய பிரிவை உருவாக்குகின்றன, கணினி விசைப்பலகை அல்லது தட்டச்சுப்பொறியைப் பயன்படுத்தி எழுத…

प्रकार, समान विशेषताओं वाले व्यक्तियों या वस्तुओं के समूह जो बड़े समूह के छोटे घटक होते हैं, (कंप्यूटर या टाइपराइटर पर) टाइप करना…

પ્રકાર, મશીનનો ઉપયોગ કરીને લખવું, કોમ્પ્યુટરનું કીબોર્ડ અથવા ટાઈપરાઇટરનો ઉપયોગ કરીને લખવું…

slags, type, skrift…

typ, art, slag…

jenis, jenis tulisan, tulisan…

die Art, die Drucktype, die Schrift…