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Meaning of text in English

text
noun
uk/tekst/ us/tekst/
B1 [ U ]
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not the pictures:
The book has 500 pages of text.
I'll send you a text as soon as I have any news.
the text of something
the exact words of a speech, etc.:
Can we see the full text of your speech before Tuesday?
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B1 [ C ] UK
a book or piece of writing that you study as part of a course:
set text "Ulysses" is a set text for the exam.
[ C usually singular ]
a sentence or piece of writing from the Bible that a priest or minister reads aloud in church and talks about
text
verb [ T ]
uk/tekst/ us/tekst/
A2
to send someone a text message by phone:
I texted her to arrange a time to meet.

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(Definition of text from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

text | American Dictionary

text
noun [ C/U ]
us/tekst/

text noun [C/U] (writing)

written or printed material:
[ U ] The text is based on Irish legends.
text
verb [ T ]
us/tekst/

text verb [T] (send)

to send a text message:
If I texted him and didn't see a response within 15 minutes, I would worry.
(Definition of text from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

text | Business English

text
noun
uk/tekst/ us
[ U ]
the written words in a book, on the internet, etc., rather than the pictures:
There's still space on the ad for a further piece of text.
We give the address of the website in several places in the printed text.
You can highlight horizontal blocks of text by clicking and dragging the mouse.
[ C ] COMMUNICATIONS
a short written message that you send or receive using a mobile phone; a text message:
get/receive/send a text A third of teenagers send more than 100 texts every day.
This package gives users 300 minutes and 500 texts a month.
the text of sth
the exact words of a speech, an article, etc.:
Attached is the full text of the speech
text
verb [ T ]
uk/tekst/ us
to send someone a written message on a mobile phone:
After texting a code number, users will be able to launch the web-based application on their mobile screen.
Text me when you get out of the interview.
text sth to sb/sth Order your copy now by texting PROMO to this number.
(Definition of text from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of text

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Their approximate position in the text should be indicated by a note in the margin.
Acknowledgments should be made at the end of the text in a separate section.
In comparison to ordinary conversations, less common words are employed in both informational and narrative texts.
The samples themselves are recorded in an ordinary text file.
The environment passes control to an ordinary text-editor of the user's choice, post-processing the resulting file.
The 28 color photographs add to the explanations in the text, and the numerous diagrams and geologic maps, all in colour, deserve much attention.
The text is unique, as it represents the work of a single author, who cogently articulates a systematic approach to psychiatry.
From each of these four programs and for each grade, three reading texts were selected at random.
It has been noted that social reconstructions from these texts vary in a surprising number of ways.
The result is a mass of quantitative material, covered in 159 statistical tables, with much more data included in the text.
The writing style is clear and straightforward and the text is liberally illustrated with figures.
As a result, students were often able to read and understand texts, but they could not per form in the language they were studying.
This will be an invaluable text for teachers of foreign languages, those responsible for training teachers and applied linguists.
While the text is hugely informative, it suffers from a number of important shortcomings.
This can, moreover, include any significant text that enters the public domain.
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Collocations with text

text

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accompanying text
See infra note 8 and accompanying text.
ancient text
To a modern reader, the obscurities of this ancient text perhaps stand out more than its symbolic value.
biblical text
The opening paragraph does not, to my knowledge, draw upon any particular biblical text.
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Translations of text

in Chinese (Traditional)
(書、雜誌等中區別於圖片的)正文,文字材料, (行動電話或傳呼機發送的)簡訊(同 text message), (學習某課程必讀的)課本,教科書,書目…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(书、杂志等中区别于图片的)正文,文字材料, (移动电话或传呼机发送的)短消息,短信(同 text message), (学习某课程必读的)课本,教科书,书目…
in Spanish
texto, mensaje de texto, texto bíblico…
in Portuguese
texto, mensagem de texto, torpedo…
लिखाण, पाठ्यपुस्तक, संदेश / काही मजकूर फोनद्वारा दुसऱ्याला पाठवणे…
携帯電話のメール(主にSMS), (本や雑誌のイラストではなく)本文, 文章…
metin, yazı, ders…
texte [masculine], envoyer un texto/SMS, texte…
missatge de text, text, enviar un missatge/missatges de text…
tekst, bijbeltekst, sms’en…
ஒரு புத்தகம், பத்திரிகை போன்றவற்றில் எழுதப்பட்ட சொற்கள், படங்கள் அல்ல…
मूलपाठ, किसी पुस्तक, पत्रिका आदि का लिखित भाग…
લખાણ, પાઠ, લખેલો સંદેશો મોકલવો…
tekst, skriftsted, sende SMS…
text, [bibel]text, texta…
teks, ayat, hantar melalui teks…
der Text, die Bibelstelle, simsen…
skrift [masculine], tekst [masculine], tekste…
کسی تحریر کا متن, عبارت, نصاب میں شامل مواد…
текст, цитата з Біблії, надсилати SMS-повідомлення…
పదాలు, పుస్తకం, పత్రిక మొదలైన వాటిలో వ్రాసిన పదాలు…
বই, পত্রিকা ইত্যাদির পঠনযোগ্য অক্ষরগুলি, কোনো কোর্সের অংশ হিসেবে যে পাঠ্য…
text, biblický citát, esemeskovat…
teks, bab, mengirim pesan singkat…
เนื้อหา, ข้อความสั้น ๆ, ส่งข้อความตัวอักษร…
nguyên văn, đoạn trích từ kinh thánh, đánh máy…
tekst, lektura, SMS…
문자, 텍스트, 글…
messaggio, SMS, testo…
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