Published Publish ˈpʌblɪʃ Public Edition Verb Bre Works

• the first edition was published in 2007.
• he works for a company that publishes reference books.
• most of our titles are also published on cd-rom.
• pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.

publish

1. to produce a book, magazine, CD-ROM, etc. and sell it to the public
• The first edition was published in 2007.
• He works for a company that publishes reference books.
• Most of our titles are also published on CD-ROM.
2. to print a letter, an article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine
• Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.
• The editors published a full apology in the following edition.
3. to make something available to the public on the Internet
• The report will be published on the Internet.
4. to have your work printed and sold to the public
• She hasn't published anything for years.
• University teachers are under pressure to publish.
5. to make official information known to the public
• synonym release
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• The findings of the committee will be published on Friday.

Extra Examples

• He has published extensively on medieval education.
• Her books have never been widely published in the US.
• Her last book was published posthumously in 1948.
• The press should be free to publish and comment on all aspects of political and social life.
• The study was published online.
• a newly published series of essays
• She hasn’t published anything for years.
• The first edition was published in 1998.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they publish
• he / she / it publishes
• past simple published
• past participle published
• -ing form publishing

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘make generally known’): from the stem of Old French puplier, from Latin publicare ‘make public’, from publicus, blend of poplicus ‘of the people’ (from populus ‘people’) and pubes ‘adult’.