paper
- Top 1000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
The thin flat material, usually made from wood, that people write on, print on or wrap things in.
Fold the sheet of paper twice and cut along the line.
The printer stopped in the middle because it ran out of paper.
She wrapped the gift in thick brown paper and thin string.
Common collocations: a sheet of paper · a piece of paper · recycled paper · wrapping paper · a paper bag · write something on paper
Part of: Materials, Writing, The office, School and teaching
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- A2
A set of large folded printed sheets that bring the latest news, sold every day or every week.
My grandmother still reads the paper every morning over her coffee.
He found the flat through an advert in the local paper.
There was a long interview with the new mayor in yesterday's paper.
Common collocations: read the paper · the local paper · in today's paper · the Sunday papers · a daily paper
Part of: Media, Books and reading
Sense 3 · less common
- noun
- B2
A piece of writing in which someone reports what they have studied or found out.
She is writing a paper on how bees find their way home.
Two researchers published a paper about ice under the surface.
We each have to hand in a short paper by Friday.
Common collocations: write a paper · publish a paper · a paper on something · a research paper · present a paper
Part of: School and teaching, School subjects, Science and technology, Writing
Forms
- plural
- papers