write

write: verb

1 form letters and words on paper

ADVERB

▪ clearly, neatly

▪ Children must learn to write neatly.

▪ busily

▪ She was busily writing in a notebook.

▪ down, out

▪ I'd better write this down, otherwise I'll forget it.

VERB + WRITE

▪ learn to

▪ teach sb to

▪ be able to, can, know how to

PREPOSITION

▪ in

▪ The words were written in black ink.

▪ on

▪ He wrote a list on the back of an old envelope.

▪ with

▪ I write with an old fashioned pen.

2 produce a piece of writing

ADVERB

▪ beautifully, eloquently, well

▪ badly, poorly

▪ clearly

▪ the ability to write clearly in plain English

▪ at length, extensively

▪ He has written extensively on the subject.

▪ frequently, regularly

▪ an art critic who writes regularly in the French daily ‘Le Figaro’

▪ anonymously

▪ specifically

▪ The role was written specifically for Rita Hayworth.

▪ back

▪ She wrote back to him the next day.

VERB + WRITE

▪ commission sb to

▪ He has been commissioned to write a history of the town.

▪ inspire sb to, prompt sb to

▪ She was inspired to write the poem by a visit to the cathedral.

▪ set out to

▪ He set out to write a short book on taxation.

▪ go on to

▪ After ‘Tom Sawyer’, Twain went on to write several other classic books.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪ a journalist who writes about problems in the developing world

▪ for

▪ She writes for ‘The New York Times’.

▪ from

▪ history written from the perspective of the losers

▪ in

▪ She wrote in Arabic.

▪ He wrote in his journal.

▪ into

▪ He had an extra clause written into his contract.

▪ of

▪ She wrote of her life in Africa.

▪ on

▪ He writes on political issues.

▪ to

▪ He wrote to the editor of the newspaper.

▪ under

▪ Her novel was written under the pseudonym Currer Bell.

▪ with

▪ Doris writes with verve and wit.

Write is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑author, ↑composer, ↑correspondent, ↑journalist, ↑musician, ↑novelist, ↑pen, ↑poet, ↑programmer, ↑viewer, ↑writer

Write is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ballet, ↑account, ↑address, ↑answer, ↑application, ↑article, ↑assignment, ↑autobiography, ↑bill, ↑biography, ↑blog, ↑book, ↑brief, ↑card, ↑chapter, ↑cheque, ↑code, ↑column, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑composition, ↑concerto, ↑confession, ↑Congressman, Congresswoman, ↑constitution, ↑contract, ↑copy, ↑curriculum vitae, ↑dictionary, ↑dissertation, ↑document, ↑draft, ↑drama, ↑editorial, ↑email, ↑encyclopedia, ↑ending, ↑entry, ↑epitaph, ↑equation, ↑essay, ↑feature, ↑fiction, ↑follow-up, ↑gag, ↑graffiti, ↑guide, ↑headline, ↑history, ↑initial, ↑introduction, ↑journal, ↑law, ↑lecture, ↑letter, ↑literature, ↑lyrics, ↑manifesto, ↑manual, ↑manuscript, ↑melody, ↑memo, ↑memoir, ↑memorandum, ↑message, ↑movie, ↑music, ↑name, ↑narrative, ↑note, ↑novel, ↑number, ↑obituary, ↑opera, ↑outline, ↑page, ↑pamphlet, ↑paper, ↑paragraph, ↑parody, ↑passage, ↑petition, ↑piece, ↑poem, ↑poetry, ↑portrait, ↑post, ↑postcard, ↑posting, ↑prescription, ↑profile, ↑program, ↑proposal, ↑prose, ↑résumé, ↑receipt, ↑record, ↑reference, ↑reply, ↑report, ↑review, ↑rule, ↑scene, ↑score, ↑script, ↑sentence, ↑sequel, ↑signature, ↑sketch, ↑slogan, ↑software, ↑song, ↑specification, ↑speech, ↑story, ↑summary, ↑syllabus, ↑symphony, ↑tale, ↑text, ↑thesis, ↑thriller, ↑track, ↑tragedy, ↑tribute, ↑tune, ↑update, ↑verse, ↑virus, ↑volume, ↑will, ↑word, ↑work

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Synonyms:

Inscribe, pen, scrawl, scribble, scratch, Compose, invent (in a literary way), make books, practise authorship / Compose, indite, produce, frame, draw up, Write a letter, send a letter / Set down, set down in writing, set down in black and white, jot down, commit to paper or writing, put on paper, Tell (in writing), give account / Use the pen, have a hand

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write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
write — [ raıt ] (past tense wrote [ rout ] ; past participle writ|ten [ rıtn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create story/letter etc. ▸ 2 make words etc. with pen ▸ 3 create formal document ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 spell a word ▸ 6 when pen works ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
write — (rīt) v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt’n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v. tr. 1. a) To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen. b) … Word Histories
write — [rīt] vt. wrote, written, writing [ME writen < OE writan, to scratch, engrave, write, akin to Ger reissen, to tear < IE base * wer , to tear off, scratch > Gr rhinē, a rasp] 1. a) to form or inscribe (words, letters, symbols, etc.) on a… … English World dictionary
Write — Эта статья об утилите Unix; о текстовом редакторе компании Microsoft, см.: Windows Write write unix утилита, позволяющая отправить сообщение другому пользователю, который имеет сессию в этой же системе. В отличие от утилиты talk, переписка… … Википедия
Write — Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to rend, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
write — (v.) O.E. writan to score, outline, draw the figure of, later to set down in writing (class I strong verb; past tense wrat, pp. writen), from P.Gmc. *writanan tear, scratch (Cf. O.Fris. writa to write, O.S. writan to tear, scratch, write, O.N.… … Etymology dictionary
write-up — ˈwrite up noun 1. [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING when the value of an asset is increased: • The company had expected a total asset write up of about A$1 billion. 2. [countable] a written opinion about a new product, book etc: • Their PC had… … Financial and business terms
write-in — write ins N COUNT: also N n In the US, a write in is a vote that you make by writing the candidate s name on the ballot paper. When Republican write ins were included, Johnson s margin of victory was only 230 votes... The state does not permit… … English dictionary
Write — Write, v. i. 1. To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So it stead you, I will write, Please you command. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
write up — vt: to increase the book value of (an asset) write–up / rīt ˌəp/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. write up … Law dictionary

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