text
gb/tˈɛkst/ us/tˈɛkst/
A2
Engleză
~ 1100
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A2
entity
1
written or printed words
Words that are written or printed, often as part of a book, article, or message.
Tipar de utilizare:
read [a/the] text
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'text' (written words) with 'context' (the situation or background information).
Sinonime
passage (Refers to a section of writing, often part of a larger work.)
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script (A written form of a play, speech, or broadcast.)
Antonime
image (Represents visual information instead of written words.)
Colocații
read text
|text message
|text content
|text editor
|text format
Teme
communication
|media
|education
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The teacher asked us to analyze the text for its main ideas.
- This text comes from a famous novel.
- The text on the sign was hard to read because it was faded.
- Please highlight the important parts of the text.
- The original text was in Latin.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I read the text in my book.
- This text is very long.
- The text is about animals.
- Please write the text here.
- He sent me a short text.
Substantiv
A2
entity
2
message sent by phone
A short message you send or get on your phone.
Tipar de utilizare:
send [someone] a text
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners may confuse 'text' as a message with 'text' as general writing; context usually makes the meaning clear.
Sinonime
SMS (Technical term for a text message in telecommunications.)
Antonime
phone call (A spoken communication instead of a written one.)
Colocații
send a text
|get a text
|reply to a text
|text message
Teme
communication
|technology
|daily life
|daily_life
Exemple
- I got a text from my sister this morning.
- Please send me a text when you arrive.
- He replied to my text right away.
- I accidentally sent the text to the wrong person.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I sent you a text.
- She got a text from her friend.
- He will send me a text later.
- Please reply to my text.
Verb
A2
action
3
send a phone message
To send a short message on your phone to someone.
Tipar de utilizare:
text [someone] [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes incorrectly use 'text' with 'to' before the person, but in English we say 'text someone', not 'text to someone'.
Sinonime
message (General term for sending written communication electronically.)
Antonime
call (To speak to someone by phone instead of sending a written message.)
Colocații
text back
|text someone
|text quickly
Teme
communication
|technology
|daily_life
Exemple
- I'll text you the address later.
- She texts her friends every day.
- He texted me to say he was running late.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I will text you tomorrow.
- Please text me your name.
- She texts her mother every day.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
text
IPA
GB/tˈɛkst/
US/tˈɛkst/
Silabe și accent
text (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (text)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: text
- Plural: text, texts
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
texts
noun
Core family
textbook
noun B1
Advanced or less common
contextual
adjective B2
subtext
noun
Expresii
in text form
1/ˈɪn tˈɛkst fˈɔɹm/
fixed phrase
in written word format
Shown or given as written words, not pictures or speech.
Exemple
- Please submit your answers in text form, not as images.
- The data is available in text form online.
text back
1/tˈɛkst bˈæk/
phrasal verb
reply to a phone message
To send an answer to someone’s phone message.
Exemple
- I’ll text back when I finish this meeting.
- She hasn’t texted back yet.
text message
1/tˈɛkst mˈɛsɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
electronic phone message
A short written message you send or get on your phone.
Exemple
- He sent me a funny text message.
- I got a text message from my bank.