Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for typewrite

typewrite

[ tahyp-rahyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

typewrote, typewritten, typewriting.
  1. to write by means of a typewriter; type.


typewrite

/ ˈtaɪpˌraɪt /

verb

  1. to write by means of a typewriter; type
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of typewrite1

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from typewriter
Discover More

Example Sentences

He received a typewritten note from the British Red Cross.

From BBC

The lyrics on two yellow sheets of paper are three typewritten drafts of the song - but not the final version.

From BBC

Days later, the pair met for a third time where the double agent handed over a six-page typewritten account of covert work for the Soviet Union and how he had come to be recruited.

From BBC

When I began my career, at the Chicago Sun-Times, I often worked desk shifts, which meant editing typewritten pages of copy that were pulled off a fax machine.

The buyer paid $36,000, plus the auction house’s 17% commission, for the typewritten manuscript containing 46 short stories that make up the heart of what ended up becoming one of Cortázar’s most famous works.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


type-wordtypewriter