ink

noun

/ɪŋk/

[uncountable, countable]

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coloured liquid for writing, drawing and printing
- in ink written in ink
- different coloured inks
- a pen and ink drawing
see also Indian ink, inky, pen-and-ink
Extra Examples
- Allow the ink to dry.
- Be careful. The ink is still wet.
- He wrote very neatly in blue ink.
- Most people now use ballpoints rather than ink.
- The drawback of this printer is that the ink tends to smudge.
- There were several alterations in ink.
- We need to replace the ink cartridge in the printer.
Topics Artb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- wet
- coloured/colored
- black
- …
verb + ink
- use
- write in
- apply
- …
ink + verb
- dry
ink + noun
- blot
- spot
- stain
- …
preposition
- in ink
phrases
- pen and ink
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Word OriginMiddle English enke, inke, from Old French enque, via late Latin from Greek enkauston, denoting the purple ink used by Roman emperors for signatures, from enkaiein ‘burn in’.

ink

verb

/ɪŋk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ink	/ɪŋk/ /ɪŋk/
he / she / it inks	/ɪŋks/ /ɪŋks/
past simple inked	/ɪŋkt/ /ɪŋkt/
past participle inked	/ɪŋkt/ /ɪŋkt/
-ing form inking	/ˈɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈɪŋkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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ink something to cover something with ink so that it can be used for printingTopics Artc2
ink something (North American English, informal) to sign a document, especially a contract
- The group has just inked a $10 million deal.
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Word OriginMiddle English enke, inke, from Old French enque, via late Latin from Greek enkauston, denoting the purple ink used by Roman emperors for signatures, from enkaiein ‘burn in’.