What does “type” mean?
- 1
nouna group of people or things that share qualities
What type of music do you like?
- 2
verbto write using a keyboard
Type your password here.
Type at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /taɪp/ · TYPE
How to use “type” correctly
After “type of”, use a singular noun without “a”: “this type of car”, not “this type of a car”.
Common phrases with “type”
- type of
- blood type
- not my type
- type in
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- typical
- typist
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- pattern nounB1a regular way in which something happens or is done
- instance nounB2a particular example or single case of something