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/tɛkst/

noun 5verb 3

Collocations

(noun.) writing in a book/newspaper, on a computer, etc.

ADJ

complete, full

The teacher asked us to read the complete text before answering the discussion questions.

draft | final | original

main

The main text of the novel was difficult to follow without reading the introduction first.

accompanying

The recipe includes step-by-step photos with accompanying text to help you understand each stage.

electronic, handwritten, printed, typewritten, written

QUANT

block, body, chunk, line, page, piece, portion

I copied a large block of text from the website and pasted it into my essay.

VERB + TEXT

handle, manipulate, process

The software can handle large amounts of text from different languages.

stray from

The teacher occasionally strayed from the text to share relevant stories from her own experience.

TEXT + NOUN

file

She saved her essay as a text file so she could open it on any computer.

editor

She used a simple text editor to write her essay because it didn't have any distracting formatting options.

message, messaging

She received a text message from her doctor's office confirming her appointment next week.

(noun.) book or piece of writing to be studied

ADJ

basic, key, standard

recommended, set

My teacher gave us a recommended text about climate change to read over the summer.

prepared

The teacher handed out a prepared text for the class to analyze and discuss.

authoritative, influential | introductory

academic, dramatic, legal, literary, poetic, sacred, scientific, etc.

The professor assigned several sacred texts from different world religions for next week's discussion.

biology, mathematics, etc.

VERB + TEXT

read (from) | analyse, deconstruct, interpret, study | annotate

TEXT + NOUN

analysis

PREP

in a/the ~

The author repeats this important theme throughout the text.

~ about/on

The history text on the Industrial Revolution was required reading for all students.

Definitions

noun

A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.

A book, tome or other set of writings.

Ellipsis of text message, a brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.

In the morning, you're vexed / He's on to the next / And you didn't even get no text

Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

verb

To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

Just text me when you get here.

I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.

To send and receive text messages.

Have you been texting all afternoon?

To write in large characters, as in text hand.

I wish / (Next to my part of Heav'n) that she would spend / The last part of her life so here, that all / Indifferent judges might condemn me for / A most malicious slanderer, nay, text it / Upon my forehead

The basic plan is simple. For the first two phrases the texted line is above the untexted; for the next two, bring us to the midpoint cadence, the texted line is for the most part lower; and the in the second half the texted material starts lower, moves into the upper position and finally occupies the bottom range again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

textbook
schoolbook

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

stick to one's text

To limit one's focus to the matter at hand, or the primary subject at issue; to avoid diversion.

You would be doing well on your project if you stuck to your text instead of exploring every new topic which pops up.

Example Bank

In the morning, you're vexed / He's on to the next / And you didn't even get no text

Wiktionary

German text

Wiktionary

Just text me when you get here.

Wiktionary

I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.

Wiktionary

Have you been texting all afternoon?

Wiktionary

I tend to look at the pictures before reading the text.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, text is marked as dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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