publish
part of speech
verb (publish, publishes, published, publishing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To publish means to print a book, magazine or newspaper and make it available for people to buy or read. tree →
2) To publish means to put writing, pictures or videos online for others to see. tree →
3) To publish can mean to make information known to the public. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets it means to announce something out loud so everyone hears it, such as news in the streets or a warning of war in Jerusalem. It does not mean printing. In the primary lessons: In literacy lessons children write, edit and publish their own stories (make a neat final copy or a class book). Authors and publishers publish books. Online safety: think before you publish anything online, because it may stay there and be seen by many people; never publish your address or school. Phrases: publish a book, get published, publish online, publish results.
examples
- Philolaus, the first one to publish (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. (Prophets 2SA.1.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Make ye mention to the nations: Behold — publish concerning Jerusalem — watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.' (Prophets JER.4.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem, and say: 'Blow ye the horn in the land'; cry aloud and say: 'Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.' (Prophets JER.4.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Our class published a book of poems. tree →
- The author's first book was published last spring. tree →
- Think carefully before you publish a photo online. tree →
- The school publishes a newsletter every week. tree →
- Scientists publish their results so others can check them. tree →
- She hopes to publish her comic one day. tree →
- He would not even publish them in his own name. tree →
note
Regular verb: published, publishing; he publishes (-es after sh). A company that publishes books is a «publisher». «Publish» is not the same as «write»: an author writes, a publisher publishes.
In the corpora
- Ratings are decided by trained examiners who follow published rules, not by the film makers, and not by guessing.
- Professional authors usually rewrite their work many times before it is published.
- News and companies often publish joke stories on April 1st, like the 1957 BBC report of spaghetti growing on trees.
- On April 1st, newspapers, TV and companies often publish joke stories.
- Many news websites and companies publish joke stories on April Fools' Day, so check the date and think.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «publish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.