publish

Everyday

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 →

In the 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

• 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 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 →

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.