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- Dictionarywrite/rʌɪt/
verb
- 1. mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement: "he wrote his name on the paper" Similar
- 2. compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone: "I wrote a letter to Alison" Similar
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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.
The meaning of WRITE is to form (characters, symbols, etc.) on a surface with an instrument (such as a pen). How to use write in a sentence.
Write definition: to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe. See examples of WRITE used in a sentence.
[transitive, intransitive] to produce something in written form so that people can read, perform or use it, etc. write something to write a novel/song/computer program. to write an article/essay. Who was ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ written by? Which opera did Verdi write first? He hopes to write a book about his experiences one day.
When you write to someone or write them an email or a letter, you give them information, ask them something, or express your feelings in an email or letter. In American English, you can also write someone.
1. a. To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen. b. To form (letters or words) in cursive style, especially in contrast to printing by hand. c. To spell: How do you write your name? 2. a. To fill (an amount of space) with words or information: wrote five pages in an hour. b.
Write is the modern day spelling of the Old English writan, meaning “to score, outline, draw the figure of.”. Now it has the sense of “to set down in writing.”. You can write music, a short story, or computer code. You can write a letter, or write in cursive.
