🇬🇧 Typewrite meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To typewrite means to press the little letter keys on a machine called a typewriter so that words appear on paper. Before computers existed, people used typewriters to make neat, printed letters and sentences. When you typewrite, you are using your fingers to hit the keys so the machine can stamp each letter onto the page.

I tried to typewrite a list of chores, but somehow it printed, "Nap Time" on every line.

The robot I built can typewrite perfectly, but it only types, "I demand more snacks."

Our teacher let us typewrite our stories, and the room sounded like a hundred tiny woodpeckers attacking metal.

My baby cousin tried to help me typewrite, so now my story begins with, "goo-goo" and a drool stain.

People used to typewrite entire books on typewriters, which means some brave author had to fix every single typo by hand without a backspace key—probably while screaming silently inside.

She sets the old machine on the table and tells her grandchild to watch. She will typewrite a simple note, then asks the child to typewrite too. The child can typewrite slowly, pause, smile, and press key after key. They laugh as they typewrite together and plan to typewrite more; the final paper is crooked, perfect, and hung.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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