print-out

IPA/pɹˈɪntˈaʊt/
IPA/pɹˈɪntˈaʊt/

print-out — phrasal verb

  • print-outbase form
  • print-outs3rd person singular
  • print-outing-ing form
  • print-outedpast simple

1. to produce a physical copy of a digital document, photo, or page using a printer

1.phrasal verbtransitiveA2
Definition

to produce a physical copy of a digital document, photo, or page using a printer connected to a computer or other device.

Example

Asher printed out the boarding passes before leaving for the airport.

Could you print out a copy of the spreadsheet for the Monday meeting?

question form: 'Could you print out…' for polite requests

Common collocations
  • print out a document / a copy / a receipt / a ticket / boarding passes
  • print out for someone
  • quickly print out
  • forget to print out
Synonyms
  • print

    shorter and more general; 'print' can also mean preparing a file for printing, while 'print out' specifically means producing the paper copy

  • run off

    informal; suggests quickly making copies, often on a photocopier rather than a personal printer

Antonyms
  • scan

    the reverse action — turning a physical document into a digital file

Grammar Patterns

print + out + noun phrase

print + noun phrase + out

print + pronoun + out

Usage Note

This phrasal verb is separable. When the object is a pronoun (it, them), it must go between print and out — 'print it out', not 'print out it'.

Common Mistakes

Please print out it and bring it to the meeting.
Please print it out and bring it to the meeting.
pronoun objects must come between the verb and the particle.