fin·ger·print (f?ng?g?r-pr?nt?)n.1. a. A mark left on a surface by a person’s fingertip.b. An image of the ridges on a person’s fingertip made by putting ink on the fingertip and pressing it against a surface or by using a digital scanning device.2. A distinctive or identifying mark or characteristic: “We can, from his retelling [of the incident], with its particular fingerprint of stresses and omissions, learn a great deal about him” (Mark Slouka).3. a. See DNA profile.b. A chemical fingerprint.tr.v. fin·ger·print·ed, fin·ger·print·ing, fin·ger·prints To take the fingerprints of.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fingerprint (?f?????pr?nt) n1. (Law) an impression of the pattern of ridges on the palmar surface of the end joint of each finger and thumb2. any identifying characteristic3. (Biochemistry) biochem the pattern of fragments obtained when a protein is digested by a proteolytic enzyme, usually observed following two-dimensional separation by chromatography and electrophoresisvb4. (Law) (tr) to take an inked impression of the fingerprints of (a person)5. (Pathology) to take a sample of (a person’s) DNACollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fin?ger?print (?f?? g?r?pr?nt) n. 1. an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the finger. 2. any unique or distinctive pattern that presents unambiguous evidence of a specific person, substance, disease, etc. v.t. 3. to take or record the fingerprints of. [1855?60] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.fingerprintPast participle: fingerprintedGerund: fingerprintingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativefingerprintfingerprintPresentI fingerprintyou fingerprinthe/she/it fingerprintswe fingerprintyou fingerprintthey fingerprintPreteriteI fingerprintedyou fingerprintedhe/she/it fingerprintedwe fingerprintedyou fingerprintedthey fingerprintedPresent ContinuousI am fingerprintingyou are fingerprintinghe/she/it is fingerprintingwe are fingerprintingyou are fingerprintingthey are fingerprintingPresent PerfectI have fingerprintedyou have fingerprintedhe/she/it has fingerprintedwe have fingerprintedyou have fingerprintedthey have fingerprintedPast ContinuousI was fingerprintingyou were fingerprintinghe/she/it was fingerprintingwe were fingerprintingyou were fingerprintingthey were fingerprintingPast PerfectI had fingerprintedyou had fingerprintedhe/she/it had fingerprintedwe had fingerprintedyou had fingerprintedthey had fingerprintedFutureI will fingerprintyou will fingerprinthe/she/it will fingerprintwe will fingerprintyou will fingerprintthey will fingerprintFuture PerfectI will have fingerprintedyou will have fingerprintedhe/she/it will have fingerprintedwe will have fingerprintedyou will have fingerprintedthey will have fingerprintedFuture ContinuousI will be fingerprintingyou will be fingerprintinghe/she/it will be fingerprintingwe will be fingerprintingyou will be fingerprintingthey will be fingerprintingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been fingerprintingyou have been fingerprintinghe/she/it has been fingerprintingwe have been fingerprintingyou have been fingerprintingthey have been fingerprintingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been fingerprintingyou will have been fingerprintinghe/she/it will have been fingerprintingwe will have been fingerprintingyou will have been fingerprintingthey will have been fingerprintingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been fingerprintingyou had been fingerprintinghe/she/it had been fingerprintingwe had been fingerprintingyou had been fingerprintingthey had been fingerprintingConditionalI would fingerprintyou would fingerprinthe/she/it would fingerprintwe would fingerprintyou would fingerprintthey would fingerprintPast ConditionalI would have fingerprintedyou would have fingerprintedhe/she/it would have fingerprintedwe would have fingerprintedyou would have fingerprintedthey would have fingerprintedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011