tape

The word “tape” means to fasten, seal, or attach something using adhesive tape. In plain terms, to stick something with adhesive tape, or to make a recording.

“Tape” is pronounced tayp (/teɪ̯p/ in IPA).

Here is “tape” used in a sentence: “She taped the poster to her bedroom wall.”

“Tape” is a verb.

The word “tape” comes from Old English. From Old English tæppa/tæppe, meaning "ribbon" or "strip of material"; the exact origin before that is unclear.

“Tape” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Tape” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to fasten, seal, or attach something using adhesive tape.

In this sense, to tape something is to fasten, seal, or attach it using adhesive tape. You might tape a parcel shut, tape a poster to a wall, or tape two sheets of paper together. The focus is on the sticky tape doing the joining, rather than glue, staples, or pins.

Yes — that is a separate meaning. To tape can mean to record sound or video, a sense left over from the magnetic tape used in cassettes and video tapes. The meaning here, though, is purely physical: fastening or sealing something with adhesive tape. Context normally makes clear which sense is intended.

Sealing a cardboard box with parcel tape before posting it is a common example. So is taping a bandage over a cut, taping a note to a door, or taping down a loose cable so no one trips. In each case, adhesive tape holds something in place or shut.