print a document

Meaning

To produce a physical paper copy of a digital file using a printer. This is a fundamental phrase used daily in offices, schools, and homes.

Examples

• Could you please print a document for me? The printer in my office is broken.

  Could you please print a document for me? The printer in my office is broken.

• I need to print a document and sign it before the meeting starts.

  I need to print a document and sign it before the meeting starts.

• She went to the library to print a document for her visa application.

  She went to the library to print a document for her visa application.

• Make sure to preview the layout before you print a document.

  Make sure to preview the layout before you print a document.

• He forgot to print a document, so he had to show it on his phone.

  He forgot to print a document, so he had to show it on his phone.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to make a print of this document.

  ✓ I need to print this document.

  'Print a document' (or 'print this document') is the standard verb-object collocation. 'Make a print' sounds unnatural in an office context.

• ✗ I need to press this document.

  ✓ I need to print this document.

  Do not translate literally from languages where 'press' or 'stamp' is used for paper production. Use 'print'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I need to find a printer so I can ___.

  💡 Make a paper copy of the file.

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  print a document

• Can you help me ___? I don't know how to connect to the printer.

  💡 Produce a paper copy.

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  print a document