print it out

Meanings

1. 1phrasephrasal verb

   to produce a paper copy of a document, image, or message using a printer.

   Grammar: The pronoun 'it' must go between 'print' and 'out': print it out. With a noun you can also say print out the document.

   Patterns

   • print something out
   • print out something
   • print it out for someone

   Could you print it out so I can sign it?

   I printed the tickets out before we left home.

   She asked me to print it out in color.

2. 2phrasefixed phrase

   used as an instruction to make a paper copy of something already mentioned.

   Grammar: Often stands alone as a command in emails or conversations: Print it out and bring it to the meeting.

   Patterns

   • print it out and bring it
   • just print it out

   Don't read it on your phone — print it out.

   Print it out and put it in the folder, please.

   If you need a signature, print it out first.

Common combinations

print it out for someone

I'll print it out for you before the class.

print it out in color

The map is clearer if you print it out in color.

print it out and sign it

Please print it out and sign it at the bottom.

print it out at home

I forgot to print it out at home, so I used the office printer.

Synonyms and how they differ

print

Print can mean the whole action, but it does not always suggest a paper copy; 'print it out' makes the paper result clear.

run off

Run off means to make copies quickly on a machine, often in large numbers, and is more informal than print it out.

Word family

printout noun

A piece of paper with printed information on it.

printer noun

A machine that produces paper copies.

printable adjective

Suitable to be printed, especially because it is not offensive.

Commonly confused: print it out or print out it?

Practice

Make it your own

Write a sentence using “print it out”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.

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