Text - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech
he wants to reconstruct the original text
the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy
Extra examples
A good critic will refer back to the text often.
You can find the full text of his speech on his Web site.
The book is mostly photographs—it has very little text.
At this point the Web site is only text. Graphics will be added later.
Students will read and discuss various literary texts.
I texted her a little while ago.
I texted a message to her.
She just texted me back.
I'll try to stick to my text.
One disk can store the equivalent of 500 pages of text.
There should not be too much text in children's books.
Some of the original text has survived.
Literary texts, like all other works of art, have a historical context.
'Hamlet' is a set text (=one that must be studied for an examination) this year. British English
The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable debate among scholars for many years.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: text
he/she/it: texts
present participle: texting
past tense: texted
past participle: texted
singular: text
plural: texts
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