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Definition of 'write'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) write
to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.), esp. on paper, with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means:
Write your name on each page.

2.  write
to express or communicate in writing:
He wrote that he would be visiting soon.

3.  write
to communicate with by letter or note:
I write her every week.

4.  write
to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing:
to write a check.

5.  write
to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.:
to write two copies of a letter.

6.  write
to produce as a written message:
to write a thank-you note.

7.  write
to be the author or originator of; compose:
to write a sonnet.

8.  write
to impress the marks or indications of:
Honesty is written on his face.

9.  write
to transfer (data, text, etc.) from computer memory to an output medium.

10.  write
to underwrite.

11. (v.i.) write
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. My new pen writes beautifully.

12.  write
to express ideas in writing.

13.  write
to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter:
Write whenever you can.

14.  write
to compose or work as a writer or author:
to write for a living.

15.  write
write down,

16.  write
to set down in writing; record; note.

17.  write
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
He writes down to the public.

18.  write
write in,

19.  write
to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing his or her name on the ballot.

20.  write
to include in or add to a text by writing:
Do not write in corrections on the galley.

21.  write
to request something by mail:
If interested, please write in for details.

22.  write
write off,

23.  write
to cancel (an unpaid or uncollectible debt).

24.  write
to regard as worthless or irreparable; decide to forget:
to write off a bad experience.

25.  write
to amortize:
The new equipment was written off in three years.

26.  write
write out,

27.  write
to put into writing.

28.  write
to write in full form; state completely.

29.  write
to exhaust the capacity or resources of (oneself) by excessive writing:
another author who has written herself out.

30.  write
write up,

31.  write
to put into writing, esp. in full detail:
Write up a report.

32.  write
to present to public notice in a written description or account.

33.  write
nothing (or something) to write home about, nothing (or something) worth one's notice:
This place is nothing to write home about.

34.  write
write the book, to be the originator or recognized authority:
I'd trust their judgment about nuclear energy; they practically wrote the book.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE wrītan, c. OS wrītan to cut, write, OHG rīzan, ON rīta)

Definition of 'write'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) write, compose, pen, indite
produce a literary work
"She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

2. (verb) write
communicate or express by writing
"Please write to me every week"

3. (verb) publish, write
have (one's written work) issued for publication
"How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

4. (verb) write, drop a line
communicate (with) in writing
"Write her soon, please!"

5. (verb) write
communicate by letter
"He wrote that he would be coming soon"

6. (verb) compose, write
write music
"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

7. (verb) write
mark or trace on a surface
"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

8. (verb) write, save
record data on a computer
"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

9. (verb) spell, write
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
"He spelled the word wrong in this letter"

10. (verb) write
create code, write a computer program
"She writes code faster than anybody else"

Definition of 'write'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) write
to use a pen, pencil, etc. to mark words, numbers, etc. onto paper
I wrote her number on a piece of paper.; She spent hours writing in her journal.

2.  write
to create a book, poem, song, etc.
I write the music and then we write the lyrics together.; He often wrote about his mother.; She writes for one of the daily newspapers.

3.  write
to compose a letter, email, text message, etc.
Promise to write me every week.; I wrote an angry email to her.; I am writing to request an explanation.

4.  write
to compose an official document
to write a will/check

Definition of 'write'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) write
to set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures

2. (verb) write
to set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter

3. (verb) write
hence, to compose or produce, as an author

4. (verb) write
to impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart

5. (verb) write
to make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; -- often used reflexively

6. (verb) write
to form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs

7. (verb) write
to be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices

8. (verb) write
to frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose

9. (verb) write
to compose or send letters

Translation of 'write'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.
Afrikaans: skryf	Arabic: يَكْتُب	Bulgarian: пиша
Brazilian: escrever	Czech: psát	German: schreiben
Danish: skrive	Greek: γράφω	Spanish: escribir
Estonian: kirjutama	Farsi: نوشتن	Finnish: kirjoittaa
French: écrire	Hebrew: לִכתוֹב	Hindi: लिखना
Croatian: pisati	Hungarian: (le)ír	Indonesian: menulis
Icelandic: skrifa	Italian: scrivere	Japanese: 書く
Korean: (글자, 단어 등을) 쓰다	Lithuanian: rašyti	Latvian: rakstīt
Malay: menulis	Dutch: schrijven	Norwegian: skrive
Polish: pisać	Persian: نوشتن	Pashto: ليكل، انشاء كول، تاليف كو
Portuguese: escrever	Romanian: a scrie	Russian: писать
Slovak: písať	Slovenian: (na)pisati	Serbian: pisati
Swedish: skriva	Thai: เขียน	Turkish: yazı yazmak
Taiwanese: 寫	Ukrainian: писати	Urdu: لکھنا
Vietnamese: viết	Chinese: 写
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