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write (rīt)
transitive verb wrote, written writ′·ten, writing writ′·ing
- to form or inscribe (words, letters, symbols, etc.) on a surface, as by cutting, carving, embossing, or, esp., marking with a pen or pencil
- to form the words, letters, or symbols of with pencil, chalk, typewriter, etc.; put down in a form to be read to write a paragraph, a formula, etc.
- to form or inscribe (words) in cursive style
- to spell (a name, word, etc.) words written alike are often pronounced differently
- to know (a specific alphabet, language, etc.) well enough to communicate in writing
- to be the author or composer of (literary or musical material)
- to draw up or compose in legal form
- to fill in (a check, money order, etc.) with necessary writing
- to cover with writing to write three pages
- to communicate in writing he wrote that he would be late
- to communicate with in writing; write a letter or note to write her before you go
- to entitle or designate in writing he writes himself “Judge”
- to underwrite
- to leave marks, signs, or evidence of; show clearly greed was written on his face
- Comput. to record (information) in a computer's memory or on a tape, etc. for use by a computer to write a file to a disk
Etymology: ME writen < OE writan, to scratch, engrave, write, akin to Ger reissen, to tear < IE base *wer-, to tear off, scratch > Gr rhinē, a rasp
intransitive verb
- to form or inscribe words, letters, symbols, etc. on a surface, esp. by making marks with a pen or pencil
- to form words in cursive style
- to write books or other literary matter; be an author or writer
- to write a letter or letters
- to be employed at written work, as a clerk, copyist, etc.
- to produce writing of a specified kind to write legibly, a pen that writes scratchily
write down
- to put into written form; write a record of
- to disparage or depreciate in writing
- to write in a pointedly simple style, as for readers considered to be less cultivated than the writer
- to reduce the book value of (an asset)
write in
write off
- to cancel or remove from accounts (bad debts, claims, etc.)
- to drop from consideration
- amortize (sense )
write out
- to put into writing
- to write in full
- to exhaust (oneself) of ideas by writing prolifically
write up
- to write a record or account of
- to complete in writing
- to praise in writing
- Accounting to increase the book value of (an asset)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
write
v.
To compose in words
set forth, record, formulate, draft, turn out, give a report, note down, transcribe, pen, put in writing, comment upon, go into, indite, typewrite, communicate, rewrite, produce poetry, produce plays, produce novels, do imaginative writings, correspond, scribble; see also compose 3.To set down in writing
inscribe, sign, scrawl, address, print, letter, autograph, reproduce, knock off*, dash off*, put in black and white*.
write off
cancel, charge off, take a loss on, recognize as a bad debt;
forget about, disregard, shelve*, eighty-six*.
write up
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Object
- song: Write a song or a rap using the ideas on the board.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- off: The Car, which we have no photo's of, was a total write off.
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: Do I need to write down the details of my online purchases?
Used with why or when
- when: I also have kept a journal, where I write down my memories and also write when I am feeling especially sad.
Preposition: in
- language: Instead, children should learn to read 'naturally ' by reading books written in natural language.
Preposition: by
- author: They include items printed in Canada, written by Canadian authors or about Canadian subjects in either French or English language.
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