prototype
To create a prototype ofTo create a prototype of.
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» We should have a prototype ready by the end of the month.
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2 senses(transitive)To create a prototype of.
(rare, transitive)To imitate or emulate.
Examples
30 sentencesWe should have a prototype ready by the end of the month.
I have a prototype.
deIch habe einen Prototyp. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Five prototypes were completed.
This car prototype is dangerously unreliable.
Tom is an expert at prototyping.
Origin
From French prototype or Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος (prōtótupos,From French prototype or Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος (prōtótupos, “original; prototype”), from πρωτο- (prōto-, “first”) (from πρῶτος (prôtos, “first; earliest”)) + τῠ́πος (tŭ́pos, “blow, pressing; sort, type”) (from τύπτω (túptō, “to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push; to stick”)). The word is analysable as proto- + -type.
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Forms
prototypes, prototyping, prototyped, prototyped| Base form | prototype · to prototype |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | prototypes |
| Present participle | prototyping |
| Past simple | prototyped |
| Past participle | prototyped |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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