map

map is on the Basic English 850 List.

manager - map - mark

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mæp/
• SAMPA: /m{p/

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Noun

Singular map

Plural maps

1. (countable) A map is an image of a place, usually with place names written in.

   I think we're lost. Do you have a map?

   I've got a good street map of London.

Verb

Plain form map

Third-person singular maps

Past tense mapped

Past participle mapped

Present participle mapping

1. (transitive) If you map something, you create a visual representation of it.

   John mapped out his idea so that his friends could understand it.