WRITE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of write in English writeverb uk /raɪt/ us /raɪt/ wrote | written or old use writ Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ I or T ] to make marks that represent letters, words, or numbers on a surface, such as paper or a computer screen, using a pen, pencil, or keyboard, or to use this method to record thoughts, facts, or messages: When you fill in the form, please write clearly/legibly in black ink. [ + speech ] "I hope to see you next Saturday," she wrote. Why not write (down) your ideas on a piece of paper before you start? A2 [ I or T ] to send a letter or message to someone, giving them information or expressing your thoughts or feelings: She hasn't written to me (US also written me) recently. [ + two objects ] I wrote my sister a letter. [ + to infinitive ] My mother wrote to give me details about the party. [ + -ing verb ] The travel company has written giving information about the trip. [ T ] (also write something out) to put all the information that is needed on a document: Please will you write (out) your name and address in full. [ + two objects ] I wrote him a cheque for £50. B1 [ T ] to create and record something, such as a book, poem, song, or computer program, on paper or on a computer: She writes children's books/poems. Adam designed and wrote the software. He wrote music for films and TV shows. The book is very well written. B1 [ I ] to have the job of creating books, stories, or articles that will be published: She writes for a national newspaper. [ + that ] to say something in a book, newspaper, magazine, or document: In the article, he writes that the problems in the refugee camps are getting worse. [ I ]   computing   specialized to record information in the memory of a computer: There was a problem writing to the disk in the A drive.

• Please write in ink, not in pencil.
• He wrote a letter of thanks to the hospital.
• He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.
• I've written twice and received no reply, so I might change tack and call her.
• She sat at her desk writing letters.

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Idioms

nothing to write home about written all over someone's face written in the stars

Phrasal verbs

write back write something down write in write someone in write something into something write something off write someone/something off write off/away for something write someone out of something write something up write someone up (Definition of write from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

write | American Dictionary

writeverb [ I/T ] us /rɑɪt/ past tense wrote us/roʊt/ | past participle written us/ˈrɪt·ən/

write verb [I/T] (CREATE)

Add to word list Add to word list to create something for other people to read or use, such as a book, poem, letter, or piece of music: [ T ] to write a poem/a story/a textbook [ T ] They wrote some of the best songs of the 70s. [ T ] They have written computer software to handle our sales records. [ T ] Hammond wrote a letter to his mother/wrote his mother a letter. [ I ] He writes well and is always a pleasure to read. To write is also to put letters, words, numbers, or symbols on a paper, screen, or other surface using a pen, pencil, keyboard (= the keys of a computer), etc.: [ T ] Please write your name on the dotted line. Someone whose job is to write creates articles, stories, or books to be published: [ I ] She writes for the New York Times. To write also means to express an idea or opinion in an article, book, etc.: [ + that clause ] He writes that our highways are getting safer.

Phrasal verbs

write down something write in write in someone write off something write off someone/something write out something write up something/someone (Definition of write from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

write | Business English

writeverb uk /raɪt/ us wrote | written Add to word list Add to word list [ I or T ] to put letters, numbers or symbols on a piece of paper or a computer screen, using a pen, pencil or keyboard: Write your name and address on the form. The negative figures were written in red. [ I or T ] to create a document in order to supply information or communicate with someone: He wrote a letter of complaint to the Customer Services Department. A report written by the finance committee made several cost-cutting recommendations. written communication/confirmation/statement [ T ] (also write sth out) to put all the necessary information on a form: They wrote me a cheque for $5,000 in compensation. [ T ]   INSURANCE to provide insurance: The bank does not write its own insurance but offers building and contents cover through a third party. [ T ]   IT to record data in the memory of a computer or a disk: write sth to sth The file failed to write to disk because it was too large. [ T ]   IT to create a computer program: The computer package was specially written for market research purposes.

Phrasal verbs

write sth back write sth down write sth into sth write sth off write sb/sth off write sth up (Definition of write from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of write

write I consider this book to be written in a "tutorial" style. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only the third section of this long work was written in octosyllabic couplets, and this section is known to have been written after 1170. From the Cambridge English Corpus Measures of the children's written language skills and phonological awareness were also taken. From the Cambridge English Corpus The shape and shading of nodes will save us from writing controls in diagrams. From the Cambridge English Corpus Our own analysis is not written from the point of view of a religious believer. From the Cambridge English Corpus We use the convention that object language expressions are written in teletype and metalanguage expressions in italic. From the Cambridge English Corpus A measure of second language writing anxiety: scale development and preliminary validation. From the Cambridge English Corpus The present study examines expressions of identity in a corpus of multimodal texts written by four multilingual graduate student writers. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, these hybrid aspects are clearly exceptional in the written data examined here. From the Cambridge English Corpus As to methodology, the authors combine a macrosociological and quantitative approach (using a written survey) with ethnography (meetings of focus groups). From the Cambridge English Corpus Multiple regression then identified which variable(s) are more important or contr ibute more to writing scores. From the Cambridge English Corpus In the written version, there is the tension of the "dangling" old. From the Cambridge English Corpus Part of the point of this article is to cast that kind of reification of written forms into doubt. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although it is written from the perspective of linguistics, it is also accessible to people in other relevant disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, and education. From the Cambridge English Corpus The score range is usually 1 through 6, where 1 indicates a poorly written essay, and 6 indicates a well-written essay. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of write These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of write?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 寫，書寫, 寫（字）, （給…）寫信… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 写，书写, 写（字）, （给…）写信… See more in Spanish escribir, extender, traspasar… See more in Portuguese escrever, escrever (a), compor… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian लिहिणे, तयार करणे… See more ～を書く, （人に）手紙を書く, （小説など）を書く… See more yazmak, yazıya dökmek, kitap/hikaye/makale/şarkı sözü vb. yazmak… See more écrire, rédiger, composer… See more escriure… See more schrijven… See more பேனா, பென்சில் அல்லது விசைப்பலகையைப் பயன்படுத்தி காகிதம் அல்லது கணினித் திரை போன்ற மேற்பரப்பில் எழுத்துக்கள், வார்த்தைகள் அல்லது எண்களைக் குறிக்கும் குறிகளை உருவாக்குதல் அல்லது எண்ணங்கள்… See more लिखना, किसी को चिट्ठी या संदेश लिखना, किसी चीज़… See more લખવું, લખાણ, પત્ર લખવો… See more skrive… See more skriva… See more menulis, mengarang, menggubah… See more schreiben… See more skrive, fylle ut… See more لکھنا, خط یا پیغام بھیجنا, تصنیف کرنا (کتاب، نظم، مقالہ وغیرہ لکھنا کاغذ یا کمپیوٹر پر)… See more писати, складати, написати… See more రాయు, రచించు, సమాచారాన్ని ఇస్తూ లేక మీ ఆలోచనలను లేక భావాలను వ్యక్తం చేస్తూఎవరికైనా ఒక ఉత్తరాన్ని లేక సందేశాన్ని పంపడం… See more লেখা, চিঠি লেখা / পাঠানো, বই লেখা / কবিতা… See more psát, napsat… See more menulis… See more เขียน, แต่ง (หนังสือ, โคลง ฯลฯ)… See more viết, viết sách, viết thư… See more pisać, wypisać, napisać… See more -을 쓰다, 편지를 쓰다, (작품을) 쓰다… See more scrivere, scrivere (a)… See more Need a translator?

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