text

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕkst, IPA ^(key): /tɛkst/
• SAMPA: /tEkst/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular text

Plural texts

1. (uncountable) Text is written language (often academic).

   The text is OK, but we need to change the graphics before we publish.

   You can see the text of what they are saying there at the bottom of the screen.

2. (countable) A text is a textbook (American English).

   Did you buy the text for the accounting course?

3. (countable) A text is a message from a cell phone.

   I'll give you a text on your phone about tonight's concert.

Verb

Plain form text

Third-person singular texts

Past tense texted

Past participle texted

Present participle texting

1. If you text someone, you send them a text message on their cell phone.

   Will you text me tomorrow?