Meaning

13 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

    Draw on the paper! Not on the walls!

    The paper mill on the south side of town makes various grades of paper and employs hundreds of people.

    Papier

    бума́гаbumága

    папі́рpapír

  2. (countable, uncountable)An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

    бума́гаbumága

  3. (countable, uncountable)A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.

    Near-synonym: report

    I can't go out tonight. I have a paper due tomorrow, and I need to finish it tonight.

    Papier, Dokument

    бума́гаbumága, докуме́нтdokumént, статья́statʹjá

    докуме́нтdokumént

    an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

  4. (countable, uncountable)A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).

    Their team published a paper in the leading journal of their field, and its widespread impact elevated the reputation of their university department.

    Artikel, Referat

    статья́statʹjá

  5. (Hong Kong, UK, countable, uncountable)A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.

  6. (countable, slang, uncountable)Money.

  7. (uncountable)Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.

  8. (New Zealand, countable)A university course.

    a paper in ology

    She's taking four papers this semester: two in psychology and two in sociology.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A paper packet containing a quantity of items.

    a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.

  10. (countable, uncountable)A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.

    cantharides paper

  11. (countable, uncountable)A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs.

  12. (countable, dated, uncountable)Free passes of admission to a theatre, etc.

Examples

1938 sentences
  1. Have you read today's paper yet?

    Ви вже прочитали сьогодняшній випуск газети?

    ruТы уже читала сегодняшнюю газету?

    deHabt ihr schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen?

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  2. Give me a sheet of paper.

    Дайте мені аркуш паперу.

    ruДай мне лист бумаги.

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  3. I turned in a paper yesterday.

    Я здав роботу вчора.

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  4. Draw a line on your paper.

    Накресли лінію на своєму папері.

    ruНачерти линию на своей бумаге.

    deZeichnen Sie einen Strich auf Ihr Blatt.

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  5. Can I have a paper bag?

    Можна мені паперовий пакет?

    ruМожно мне бумажный пакет?

    deKönnte ich eine Papiertüte haben?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
sheet material:
written document shorter than a book — see also article:
Русский
By meaning 2
sheet material:
written document shorter than a book — see also article:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
sheet material:
written document shorter than a book — see also article:
academic paper — see also article, study, publication:
academic essay — see also essay, work, composition:

Origin

From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from

From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed from Latin papȳrus (and given the Catalan suffix -er), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros).

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Forms

plural: papers
Singularpaper
Pluralpapers

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

315 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • piece of paper
  • sheet of paper
  • toilet paper
  • in the paper
  • signed the papers
  • of paper and
  • reading the paper
  • folded the paper
  • a paper airplane
  • a paper bag
  • today's paper
  • of toilet paper

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
paper — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto