paper
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on, usually made by…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.
» Have you read today's paper yet?
Habt ihr schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen?
Hast du schon die Zeitung von heute gelesen?
Ты уже читала сегодняшнюю газету?
Вы уже читали сегодняшнюю газету?
Ты уже читал сегодняшнюю газету?
Ви вже прочитали сьогодняшній випуск газети?
Ти вже прочитав сьогодняшній випуск газети?
Ти вже прочитала сьогодняшній випуск газети?
Ви вже читали сьогоднішню газету?
Meaning
13 senses(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
(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
(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)
(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
(Hong Kong, UK, countable, uncountable)A set of examination questions to be answered at one session.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Money.
(uncountable)Any financial assets other than specie, including paper money, commercial paper, and others.
(New Zealand, countable)A university course.
a paper in ology
She's taking four papers this semester: two in psychology and two in sociology.
(countable, uncountable)A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
a paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for external application.
cantharides paper
(countable, uncountable)A substance resembling paper secreted by certain invertebrates as protection for their nests and eggs.
(countable, dated, uncountable)Free passes of admission to a theatre, etc.
Examples
1938 sentencesHave 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?
Give me a sheet of paper.
Дайте мені аркуш паперу.
ruДай мне лист бумаги.
I turned in a paper yesterday.
Я здав роботу вчора.
Draw a line on your paper.
Накресли лінію на своєму папері.
ruНачерти линию на своей бумаге.
deZeichnen Sie einen Strich auf Ihr Blatt.
Can I have a paper bag?
Можна мені паперовий пакет?
ruМожно мне бумажный пакет?
deKönnte ich eine Papiertüte haben?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English paper, from Anglo-Norman paper, from Old Catalan paper, borrowed fromFrom 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: papersSynonyms
5 synonyms- the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher:newspaper
- a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements:newspaper
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment):compositionreporttheme
- a business firm that publishes newspapers:newspapernewspaper publisher
Word family
315 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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