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To write means to form letters, words or symbols on a surface such as paper or to create something that can be read. (verb)

An example of write is to form the letters A, B and C with a crayon on a piece of paper.
An example of write is to create a novel.

See write in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb wrote, written, writing

1. to form or inscribe (words, letters, symbols, etc.) on a surface, as by cutting, carving, embossing, or, esp., marking with a pen or pencil
2. 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

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

See write in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(rīt)

verb wrote wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭtˈn) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes

verb, transitive

a. To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.
b. To spell: How do you write your name?
To form (letters or words) in cursive style.
To compose and set down, especially in literary or musical form: write a poem; write a prelude.
To draw up in legal form; draft: write a will.
To fill in or cover with writing: write a check; wrote five pages in an hour.
To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts.
To communicate by correspondence: wrote that she was planning to visit.
To underwrite, as an insurance policy.
To indicate; mark: “Utter dejection was written on every face” (Winston S. Churchill).
To ordain or prophesy: It was written that the empire would fall.
Computer Science To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.

verb, intransitive

To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface.
To produce written material, such as articles or books.
To compose a letter; communicate by mail.

Phrasal Verbs: write down To set down in writing. To reduce in rank, value, or price. To disparage in writing. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: felt he had to write down to his students. write in To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot). To insert in a text or document: wrote in an apology at the end of the note. To communicate with an organization by mail: write in with a completed entry form. write off To reduce to zero the book value of (an asset that has become worthless). To cancel from accounts as a loss. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation. write out To express or compose in writing: write out a request. To write in full or expanded form: All abbreviations are to be written out. write up To write a report or description of, as for publication. To bring (a journal, for example) up to date. To overstate the value of (assets). To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law. wrote him up for speeding.Word History: Every western Indo-European language except English derives its verb for “to write” from Latin scrībere: écrire in French, escribir in Spanish, scrivere in Italian, scribaim in Old Irish, ysgrifennu in Welsh, skriva in Breton, skrifa in Old Norse, skrive in Danish and Norwegian, skriva in Swedish, schreiben in German, schrijven in Dutch. The Old English verb “to write” is wrītan, from a Germanic root *writ- that derives from an Indo-European root *wreid- meaning “to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline.” German still retains this meaning in its cognate verb reissen, “to tear.” Only Old English employed wrītan to refer to writing, that is, scratching on parchment with a pen. English shows a similar contrariness in its verb read, being almost the only western European language not to derive its verb for that concept from Latin legere.

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