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write

[rahyt]

verb (used with object)

wrote , writ, written , writ, writing .
  1. to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.

    Write your name on the board.

  2. to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of.

    She wrote to thank us for the hospitality.

  3. to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing.

    to write a check.

  4. to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc..

    to write two copies of a letter.

  5. to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down.

    to write a letter to a friend.

  6. to produce as author or composer.

    to write a sonnet;

    to write a symphony.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  7. to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.

  8. to cause to be apparent or unmistakable.

    Honesty is written on his face.

  9. Computers.to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium.

  10. Stock Exchange.to sell (options).

  11. to underwrite.



verb (used without object)

wrote , writ, written , writ, writing .
  1. to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does.

    He writes with a pen.

  2. to write as a profession or occupation.

    She writes for the Daily Inquirer.

  3. to express ideas in writing.

    He wrote about his trip to Borneo.

  4. to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter.

    Write if you get work.

  5. to compose or work as a writer or author.

  6. Computers.to transfer into a secondary storage device or output medium.

verb phrase

    1. to put into writing, especially in full detail.

      My boss asked me to write up a report for the meeting on Monday, so I cancelled my plans and worked on it all weekend.

    2. to present to public notice in a written description or account.

    3. to document a violation, complaint, or charge against, especially in a recommendation for disciplinary action.

      Is it true that you were written up by your French teacher because you set a classroom dictionary on fire?

    4. Accountingto make an excessive valuation of (an asset).

    1. to cancel an entry in an account, as an unpaid and uncollectable debt.

    2. to regard as worthless, lost, obsolete, etc.; decide to forget.

      to write off their bad experience.

    3. to amortize.

      The new equipment was written off in three years.

    1. to set down in writing; record; note.

    2. to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience.

      He writes down to the public.

    1. to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing a full name rather than selecting an option on the ballot.

    2. to include in or add to a text by writing.

      Do not write in corrections on the galley.

    3. to request something by mail.

      If interested, please write in for details.

    1. to put into writing.

    2. to write in full form; state completely.

    3. to exhaust the capacity or resources of by excessive writing.

      He's just another author who has written himself out.

write

/ ɪ /

verb

  1. to draw or mark (symbols, words, etc) on a surface, usually paper, with a pen, pencil, or other instrument

  2. to describe or record (ideas, experiences, etc) in writing

  3. to compose (a letter) to or correspond regularly with (a person, organization, etc)

  4. (tr; may take a clause as object) to say or communicate by letter

    he wrote that he was on his way

  5. informal(tr) to send a letter to (a person, etc)

  6. to write (words) in cursive as opposed to printed style

  7. (tr) to be sufficiently familiar with (a specified style, language, etc) to use it in writing

  8. to be the author or composer of (books, music, etc)

  9. (tr) to fill in the details for (a document, form, etc)

  10. (tr) to draw up or draft

  11. (tr) to produce by writing

    he wrote ten pages

  12. (tr) to show clearly

    envy was written all over his face

  13. (tr) to spell, inscribe, or entitle

  14. (tr) to ordain or prophesy

    it is written

  15. (tr) to sit (an examination)

  16. (intr) to produce writing as specified

  17. computing to record (data) in a location in a storage device Compare read 1

  18. (tr) Compare underwrite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • miswrite verb (used with object)
  • ˈɰٲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of write1

First recorded before 900; Middle English writen, Old English ɰīٲ; cognate with Old Saxon ɰīٲ “to cut, write,” German reissen “to tear, draw,” Old Norse īٲ “to score, write”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of write1

Old English ɰīٲ (originally: to scratch runes into bark); related to Old Frisian wīٲ, Old Norse īٲ, Old High German ī (German reissen to tear)
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with write, also see nothing to write home about. Also see under wrote.
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Example Sentences

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"We will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran! Many calls and meetings now taking place," he wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.

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“I thought the extreme fears of having my family ripped apart from me as a little boy were just exaggerations,” another anonymous vendor wrote to Ktown for All.

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Tom Hiddleston even wrote an essay about the film’s demonstration of “the courage and connection we need when the world is falling apart.”

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"There is peace, at least for now, because of my intervention, and it will stay that way!" he wrote.

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"France has supported us since the first statements about taking our country came out," he wrote in a Facebook post.

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