print out

Meaning

To produce a physical, paper copy of a digital document using a printer. This term is frequently used in academic environments when teachers or professors require hard copies of essays, syllabi, or reports.

Examples

• I need to print out my essay before the history class starts at nine.

  I need to print out my essay before the history class starts at nine.

• Could you print out an extra copy of the syllabus for me, please?

  Could you print out an extra copy of the syllabus for me, please?

• The professor asked us to print out our research proposals for peer review.

  The professor asked us to print out our research proposals for peer review.

• I will print out the reading materials because I prefer reading on paper.

  I will print out the reading materials because I prefer reading on paper.

• Make sure to print out your registration confirmation and bring it to the exam.

  Make sure to print out your registration confirmation and bring it to the exam.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I printed out my homework with the printer.

  ✓ I printed out my homework.

  Adding 'with the printer' is redundant because the phrasal verb 'print out' already implies the use of a printer.

• ✗ I need a print out of this paper.

  ✓ I need a printout of this paper.

  'Print out' as two words is the verb. If you want to use it as a noun meaning a physical sheet of paper, it must be written as a single word: 'printout'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The teacher wants us to ___ the assignment and hand it in tomorrow.

  💡 Create a paper version of a digital document.

  Show answer

  print out

• I don't have ink at home, so I will ___ my slides at the library.

  💡 Put digital text onto paper.

  Show answer

  print out