Paper - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment) (syn: composition, report, theme)
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements (syn: newspaper)
verb
Extra examples
We'll need pens, glue, and some paper.
Be sure to print the letter on good paper.
He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper.
A crumpled piece of paper
The border guards asked to see my papers.
They published a landmark paper in 1995.
The teacher was busy grading papers.
She did well on her history paper.
Their accounts showed lots of paper profits, but they went bankrupt anyway.
...there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring...
You can't believe everything you read in the paper.
I had to do a paper for my history course.
He just published a paper in the journal.
He presented a scholarly paper at the meeting.
Criminals are very reluctant to leave a paper trail.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: paper
he/she/it: papers
present participle: papering
past tense: papered
past participle: papered
singular: paper
plural: papers
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