text

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĕkst, IPA: /tɛkst/
• Hyphenation: text

Noun

text (countable and uncountable, plural texts)

1. A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
2. A book, tome or other set of writings.
3. (colloquial) A brief written message transmitted between mobile phones.
   • Synonym: text message
4. (computing) Data which can be interpreted as human-readable text.
   • Coordinate term: plain text
   • Antonym: binary
5. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.
6. (by extension) Anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, etc.
   • Synonyms: topic, theme
7. (printing) A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
   • Synonym: text hand
   • German text

Verb

text (third-person singular simple present texts, present participle texting, simple past and past participle texted or (nonstandard) text)

1. (transitive) To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
   • Synonyms: message, (UK) SMS
   • Just text me when you get here.
   • I'll text the address to you as soon as I find it.
2. (intransitive) To send and receive text messages.
   • Have you been texting all afternoon?
3. (dated) To write in large characters, as in text hand.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA: /ˈtekst/

Noun

text m (plural texts or textos)

1. text

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈtɛkst]

Noun

text m inan

1. text
   • text knihy ― the text of the book
   • text písně ― lyrics
   • text smlouvy ― the text of the contract

Noun

text m

1. throne
2. bed
3. wood, tree

Noun

text n (plural texte)

1. text

Noun

text c

1. text