writewrite /raɪt/ ●●● verb (past tense wrote /roʊt/ , past participle written /ˈrɪt˺n/ ) 
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a)[intransitive, transitive] to produce a new book, story, article, etc.: 
Bombeck wrote about family life in a funny way. a poem written by Walt Whitman b)[intransitive] to be a writer of books, plays, articles, etc.: He writes for “The Chronicle.”2[intransitive, transitive] to write a letter to someone: Have you written to Mom yet? I wrote her last week. He finally wrote me a letter.3[intransitive, transitive] to form words, letters, or numbers with a pen or pencil: In kindergarten, kids start learning to write. Please write your name on the form.THESAURUSmake a note (of something) – to write down information that you might need laterjot something down – to write something very quicklyscribble something – to write something very quickly and in a messy waytake/get something down – to write down what someone is sayingfill something out/in – to write information about yourself on a form or other official documentsign something – to write your signature (=name) at the end of a letter, document, etc.key something in/type something in/enter something – to write or record information on a computercompose formal – to write a letter, poem, etc., thinking very carefully about it as you write itpen literary – to write a letter, note, etc. with a peninscribe formal – to write words on something hard, usually by cutting them into the surface of something such as a stone or coin► see thesaurus at read4computers to record information in the memory of a computer, on a disk, etc. [Origin: Old English writan “to scratch, draw, write”]write back phrasal verb to reply to someone’s letter by writing a letter and sending it to him/her: Write back soon!write down phrasal verb to write something on a piece of paper: I wrote down her phone number.write in phrasal verb1to write a letter to an organization in order to complain, ask for information, or give an opinion2write somebody ↔ in social studies, politics to add someone’s name to your ballot in order to vote for him/herwrite off phrasal verb1write somebody/something ↔ off to decide that someone or something is useless, unimportant, or a failure: Casey had been written off as a “problem student.”2write something ↔ off social studies, economics to decide that a debt will never be paid to you, and officially accept it as a losswrite out phrasal verb to write all the information that is needed for a list, report, check, etc.: Gina wrote out a check for $820.write up phrasal verb to write something such as a report, article, etc., based on notes you made earlier: Doug is writing up the results of his research.
1 a)[intransitive, transitive] to produce a new book, story, article, etc.: Bombeck wrote about family life in a funny way. a poem written by Walt Whitman b)[intransitive] to be a writer of books, plays, articles, etc.: He writes for “The Chronicle.”2[intransitive, transitive] to write a letter to someone: Have you written to Mom yet? I wrote her last week. He finally wrote me a letter.3[intransitive, transitive] to form words, letters, or numbers with a pen or pencil: In kindergarten, kids start learning to write. Please write your name on the form.THESAURUSmake a note (of something) – to write down information that you might need laterjot something down – to write something very quicklyscribble something – to write something very quickly and in a messy waytake/get something down – to write down what someone is sayingfill something out/in – to write information about yourself on a form or other official documentsign something – to write your signature (=name) at the end of a letter, document, etc.key something in/type something in/enter something – to write or record information on a computercompose formal – to write a letter, poem, etc., thinking very carefully about it as you write itpen literary – to write a letter, note, etc. with a peninscribe formal – to write words on something hard, usually by cutting them into the surface of something such as a stone or coin► see thesaurus at read4computers to record information in the memory of a computer, on a disk, etc. [Origin: Old English writan “to scratch, draw, write”]write back phrasal verb to reply to someone’s letter by writing a letter and sending it to him/her: Write back soon!write down phrasal verb to write something on a piece of paper: I wrote down her phone number.write in phrasal verb1to write a letter to an organization in order to complain, ask for information, or give an opinion2write somebody ↔ in social studies, politics to add someone’s name to your ballot in order to vote for him/herwrite off phrasal verb1write somebody/something ↔ off to decide that someone or something is useless, unimportant, or a failure: Casey had been written off as a “problem student.”2write something ↔ off social studies, economics to decide that a debt will never be paid to you, and officially accept it as a losswrite out phrasal verb to write all the information that is needed for a list, report, check, etc.: Gina wrote out a check for $820.write up phrasal verb to write something such as a report, article, etc., based on notes you made earlier: Doug is writing up the results of his research.
