text (Meaning)

Wordnet

text (n)

the words of something written

a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon

a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)

Webster

text (n.)

A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written; the original words of an author, in distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.

The four Gospels, by way of distinction or eminence.

A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.

Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument, literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.

A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text.

Webster

text (v. t.)

To write in large characters, as in text hand.

text Sentence Examples

  1. I received an important text message from my boss.
  2. The text label on the package instructs us to handle with care.
  3. The text of the poem was deeply moving.
  4. I'm struggling to decipher the text on the ancient scroll.
  5. The text editor software I'm using is user-friendly.
  6. The text of the agreement was legally binding.
  7. I often send text messages to my friends and family.
  8. The text in the textbook is accompanied by helpful illustrations.
  9. The text to speech converter reads the text aloud.
  10. I've been working on this text document for hours.

FAQs About the word text

the words of something written, a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon, a book prepared for use in schools or colleges, the main body

manual, textbook,handbook, dictionary, primer,vocabulary, treatise, lexicon, reader, encyclopedia

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I received an important text message from my boss.

The text label on the package instructs us to handle with care.

The text of the poem was deeply moving.

I'm struggling to decipher the text on the ancient scroll.