From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwrite somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb1 WRITEto write something on paper, especially in a neat and clear way, including all the necessary details The children were asked to choose their favourite poem and write it out in their best handwriting.2 WRITEto write information on a cheque or a form She calmly wrote out a check for $500 and handed it to Will.3 AMTGET RID OFto remove a character from a regular radio or television programme, by making him or her leave or die in the story of It was revealed last week that Alma is being written out of the series. → write→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
write out• Solutions Write down what you are angry about and then examine what is written.• They had to write it out a hundred times to remember it.• Suddenly, in writing the words out, I see what she is trying to get us to see.• Sometimes he wrote his sermon out in full.• Many memos are written to find out information from within the organisation.• Writing, now, in the university, writing to try out new ideas, writing to redefine himself.• Some people who manage to write their way out of the working class describe the classroom as an oasis of possibility.• It is best to phone the company before you write to find out the name of the person you should write to.write of• Some people who manage to write their way out of the working class describe the classroom as an oasis of possibility. 