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- Dictionarytype/tʌɪp/
noun
- 1. a category of people or things having common characteristics: "this type of heather grows better in a drier habitat" Similar
- 2. a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something: "she characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdom" Similar
verb
- 1. write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys: "he typed out the second draft"
- 2. determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs: "the kidney was typed"
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a particular group of people or things that share similar characteristics and form a smaller division of a larger set: type of There were so many different types of bread that I didn't know which to buy. What type of clothes does she wear? It was dark so I didn't notice what type of car it was.
The meaning of TYPE is a particular kind, class, or group. How to use type in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Type.
noun. a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category: a criminal of the most vicious type. Synonyms: stamp, form, classification, sort.
a person or thing that is part of a group of people or things that have similar qualities, or a group of people or things that have similar qualities: They sell over 20 different types of cheese. Illnesses of this type are very common in children.
1. A number of people or things having in common traits or characteristics that distinguish them as a group or class: That type of car was popular in the 1970s. See Synonyms at kind. 2. a. A person or thing having the features of a group or class: He is the type of person that is bound to get into trouble. b.
A type is a specific category of things or people that have something in common. Your favorite type of candy might be dark chocolate, while your brother's favorite type is jelly beans. There are two basic sorts of types: first, a group of similar things — and in biology, specifically, "an organism with the essential characteristics of its group."
1. countable noun. A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common. ...several types of lettuce. There are various types of the disease. Synonyms: kind, sort, class, variety More Synonyms of type. 2. countable noun.
A kind, class, or group having distinguishing characteristics in common [a new type of airplane, an animal of the dog type]
Type is the usual word to use in scientific or technical contexts. In everyday English, people usually use kind or sort What type of fish is this? There are two main personality types. kind a type of person or thing. Kind is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday English What kind of food do you like?
Check pronunciation: type. Definition of type noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
