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write
verb
A1
UK [ɹaɪt] US /ɹəɪt/
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
ambitransitive
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
transitive
To compose and send written information (to).
intransitive
To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
ditransitive
To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
To convey a fact to someone via writing.
ditransitive
To show (information, etc) in written form.
transitive
To be an author.
intransitive
To record data mechanically or electronically.
intransitive
To fill in, to complete using words.
Canada, South Africa, transitive, usually
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
To sell (an option or other derivative).
To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
Forms
he/she/it
writes
-ing form
writing
past
wrote
past participle
written
Example sentences
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Most people write about their daily life.
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It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written.
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write
The act or style of writing.
+1 meaning