typing
part of speech
verb form of type (type, types, typed, typing); noun (typing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Typing means writing by pressing the keys of a computer, phone or typewriter. tree →
2) Typing is also the skill of writing this way, often measured in words per minute. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: words or pages typed at a speed: words per minute; totals over time: words = speed × minutes, minutes = words ÷ speed. In school: typing a story, typing lessons, touch typing with all fingers. Everyday life: typing a message or a search. Phrases: typing speed, typing a message, touch typing, typing mistake (typo).
examples
- She types 40 words a minute. tree →
- Typing 200 words takes her 5 minutes. tree →
- He spent 30 minutes typing. tree →
- How many pages can he finish typing in 2 hours? tree →
- I am typing my story on the laptop. tree →
- Touch typing means typing without looking at the keys. tree →
- She made a typing mistake and wrote «teh». tree →
- Typing practice makes you faster. tree →
note
«Type» also means a kind (this type of bird); «typing» is only about writing with keys. A small typing mistake is a «typo». A rate: words = speed × minutes; minutes = words ÷ speed. Trap: change hours to minutes before using a per-minute speed.
In the corpora
- The answer is worked out on huge computers far away, in buildings called data centres; nobody is typing it.
- A "new friend" who seems lovely and asks for photos is showing a big warning sign, whoever or whatever is typing.
- Check a website's address carefully before typing anything into it.
- Kai went hot all over and his fingers were already typing something worse back.
- Insults say more about the person typing them than about the person they are aimed at.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «typing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.