type A
taɪp eɪ
Definition

Definition of type A - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
personalityUSperson with a competitive and ambitious personalityUS
  • She is a type A who thrives under pressure.
2.
hematologyTECH.blood group with A antigen on red cellsTECH.
  • He has type A blood, so he can donate to type AB.
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Expressions with type

type upv.
write or input text using a keyboard
She had to type up the report by Friday.
someone's typen.
kind of person someone is attracted to
He realized she was definitely not his type.
against typeadv.
in a way that is not expected
He played the villain against type.
a man of someone's typen.
person matching someone's preferred characteristics
He's definitely a man of her type.
revert to typev.
go back to original form or state
The software reverted to type after the update failed.
play against typev.
act in a role different from usual
The comedian decided to play against type in the drama film.

Expressions with A

straight A'sn.
grades that are consistently A's in all subjects
She was proud to have straight A's this semester.
A 1acr.
very high quality or excellent condition
The restaurant is known for its A 1 service.
mistake A for Bv.
identify A as B by error
I mistook the stranger for my brother in the crowded station.
take A for Bv.
mistake one thing for another
In the dark, I took the mailbox for a person.
A for effortn.
recognition of effort despite failure
He got an A for effort in trying to fix the sink.
pit A against Bv.
set two sides in opposition or competition
The coach pitted the veterans against the rookies in practice.
telescope A into Bv.
combine A with B into a single unit
They telescoped the research unit into the product team to streamline decisions.
triple An.
type of battery size
He replaced the remote's batteries with new triple A ones..
A-teamn.
main team in a competition or organization
He was excited to make the A-team this season..
A-Zabbr.
includes everything from beginning to end
We sell products from A-Z.

Terms related to type A

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typicaltypicallytypifyaggressiveassertivedrivengoal-orientedleaderperfectionistworkaholicantigenblood

Terms with type A included in their meaning

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brandn.
product identity
type of product made by a particular company
dishn.
food
type of prepared food served as part of a meal
farmn.
specialized
place where a specific type of animal is raised
all kinds ofdet.
variety
refers to every type within a group
fast-foodadj.
food
describing a type of restaurant serving quickly prepared food
generaladj.
wide use
not limited to a type, applying to most members or cases
industryn.
trade
businesses of the same type considered as a whole
lightingn.
illumination
arrangement or type of light in a place

Examples of type A in a sentence

  • Being a type A, he organized the event meticulously.
  • Type A blood is common in my family.
  • Hospitals need type A blood for emergencies.

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  1. French:type A, groupe sanguin A, ...
  2. German:Typ-A-Mensch, Blutgruppe A, ...
  3. Italian:tipo A, ...
  4. Spanish:tipo A, grupo A, ...
  5. Portuguese:pessoa tipo A, tipo A, ...
  6. Chinese:A型性格, A型血, ...
  7. Japanese:タイプA, A型, ...
  8. Arabic:شخص من النوع ألف, فَصِيلَة الدَّم مِن النَّوْع أ, ...
  9. Hebrew:טִיפּוּס אֵיי, סוּג דָּם A, ...
  10. Russian:тип А, тип A, ...
  11. Ukrainian:тип А, тип A, ...
  12. Hindi:टाइप ए, A प्रकार का रक्त, ...

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