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write
[rahyt]
verb (used with object)
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.
to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of.
She wrote to thank us for the hospitality.
to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing.
to write a check.
to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc..
to write two copies of a letter.
to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down.
to write a letter to a friend.
to produce as author or composer.
to write a sonnet;
to write a symphony.
to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.
to cause to be apparent or unmistakable.
Honesty is written on his face.
Computers., to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium.
Stock Exchange., to sell (options).
to underwrite.
verb (used without object)
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.
to write as a profession or occupation.
She writes for the Daily Inquirer.
to express ideas in writing.
He wrote about his trip to Borneo.
to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter.
Write if you get work.
to compose or work as a writer or author.
Computers., to transfer into a secondary storage device or output medium.
verb phrase
write up
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.
to present to public notice in a written description or account.
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?
Accounting., to make an excessive valuation of (an asset).
write off
to cancel an entry in an account, as an unpaid and uncollectable debt.
to regard as worthless, lost, obsolete, etc.; decide to forget.
to write off their bad experience.
to amortize.
The new equipment was written off in three years.
write down
write in
to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing a full name rather than selecting an option on the ballot.
to include in or add to a text by writing.
Do not write in corrections on the galley.
to request something by mail.
If interested, please write in for details.
write out
to put into writing.
to write in full form; state completely.
to exhaust the capacity or resources of by excessive writing.
He's just another author who has written himself out.
write
/ raɪt /
verb
to draw or mark (symbols, words, etc) on a surface, usually paper, with a pen, pencil, or other instrument
to describe or record (ideas, experiences, etc) in writing
to compose (a letter) to or correspond regularly with (a person, organization, etc)
(tr; may take a clause as object) to say or communicate by letter
he wrote that he was on his way
informal, (tr) to send a letter to (a person, etc)
to write (words) in cursive as opposed to printed style
(tr) to be sufficiently familiar with (a specified style, language, etc) to use it in writing
to be the author or composer of (books, music, etc)
(tr) to fill in the details for (a document, form, etc)
(tr) to draw up or draft
(tr) to produce by writing
he wrote ten pages
(tr) to show clearly
envy was written all over his face
(tr) to spell, inscribe, or entitle
(tr) to ordain or prophesy
it is written
(tr) to sit (an examination)
(intr) to produce writing as specified
computing to record (data) in a location in a storage device Compare read 1
(tr) Compare underwrite
Other Word Forms
- writable adjective
- miswrite verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of write1
Word History and Origins
Origin of write1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Two years later, having made it his party trick in training and warm-up routines, the stars aligned for Higuita to write his legacy under the hazy Wembley floodlights.
"It is imperative that the panel's recommendations aren't rubber-stamped but instead are rigorously and scientifically reviewed before being accepted or rejected," she wrote.
In another he wrote: "It's going to be awesome being a double amputee."
“We’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” he wrote.
While they still would contribute original music to animated television shows, including specials focusing on “Strawberry Shortcake” and “The Care Bears” series, the duo stopped writing and recording new Flo & Eddie music.
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