Words / A2

TYP/taɪp/

Type as a verb means write with a keyboard: type your password, type slowly, typing error. As a noun it means a kind: a type of ticket. Kind and sort are noun cousins. Typo is a typing mistake. Tape is sticky material. Do not write type when you mean tape, or typo as if it were the verb.

Meaning

To write using a keyboard; also a kind or group of things as a noun.

Examples

• “Please type your name in the box, not in capital letters.”
• “Type the booking code exactly as it appears on the email.”
• “This type of seat does not recline on short flights.”

Good to know

type your name / a type of. Noun cousins: kind, sort. Mix-up: tape.

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