paper
noun/ˈpeɪpər/
Слово англійською: paper
Переклад paper українською: папі́р, газе́та, рефера́т, шкільна́ письмо́ва робо́та, (особи́сті) докуме́нти, промока́льний папі́р, вечі́рня газе́та, паперо́ва промисло́вість, паперо́ва фа́брика, газе́тний кіо́ск, туале́тний папі́р, пакува́льний папі́р
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] (often in compounds) the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things
- a piece/sheet of paper
- She wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper.
- He scribbled the number on a scrap of paper.
- a package wrapped in brown paper
- recycled paper
- Make sure you have pen and paper handy.
- on/onto paper The image is copied onto paper.
- He brought his lunch in a brown paper bag.
- a paper cup/plate/napkin
- This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
- Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist as official documents but may not have any real value).
- paper losses/profits (= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality)
- [countable] a newspaper
- the daily/morning paper
- the local paper
- Have you seen today's paper?
- He sat down to read the paper.
- in the paper I read about it in the paper.
- She put an ad in the paper pleading for the dog's return.
- The papers (= newspapers in general) soon got hold of the story.
- papers[plural] pieces of paper with writing on them, such as letters, pieces of work or private documents
- His desk was covered with books and papers.
- a stack/pile of papers
- I found these documents among my father's papers after his death.
- He increasingly confined himself to his study, surrounded by books and papers.
- It's hard to work if there's a stack of papers on your desk.
- She was sorting through a big pile of papers.
- She was clutching her file full of papers.
- He didn't leave behind much in the way of memoirs, letters, or other personal papers.
- He destroyed all his personal papers relating to the period.
- She had access to all of Karen Blixen's private papers.
- In his private papers he recorded the news of Napoleon's death.
- Papers found in the palace only confirmed suspicions about his treachery.
- The poems were printed from papers found in his rooms by his housekeeper.
- The archive includes papers and correspondence belonging to the late musician.
- I found some papers relating to the case in his desk.
- papers[plural] official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do something, etc.
- identity papers
- The couple filed divorce papers at Los Angeles court on Monday.
- Teresa signed the adoption papers.
- Immigration officials will ask to see your papers.
- [countable] (British English) a set of exam questions on a particular subject; the answers that people write to the questions
- The geography paper was hard.
- She spent the evening marking exam papers.
Wordfinder- candidate
- exam
- grade
- invigilate
- mark
- oral
- paper
- practical
- resit
- revise
- [countable] an academic article about a particular subject that is written by and for specialists
- a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine
- paper on something He has published a research paper on the topic.
- a consultation/discussion paper
- She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) at an international scientific congress.
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheorysee also Green Paper, Order Paper, position paper, White Paper, working paper- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
- [countable] (North American English) a piece of written work done by a student
- Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam.
- paper on something I'm writing a paper on ‘Macbeth’.
- [countable, uncountable] paper that you use to cover and decorate the walls of a room
- The room was damp and the paper was peeling off.
for writing/wrapping
newspaper
documents
exam
article
on walls
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus ‘paper-reed’, from Greek papuros The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms
not worth the paper it’s written/printed on
- (of an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would
on paper
- when you put something on paper, you write it down
- judged from written information only, but not proved in practice
- The idea looks good on paper.
put pen to paper
- to write or start to write something