fingerprint
verb/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/
/ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fingerprint | /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnt/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnt/ |
| he / she / it fingerprints | /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnts/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪnts/ |
| past simple fingerprinted | /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/ |
| past participle fingerprinted | /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪd/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪd/ |
| -ing form fingerprinting | /ˈfɪŋɡəprɪntɪŋ/ /ˈfɪŋɡərprɪntɪŋ/ |
- fingerprint somebody to make a record of somebody's fingerprints, often because they are suspected of committing a crime
- I was booked, fingerprinted and locked up for the night.
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