write

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Most common English words: merely « struck « man's « #650: write » caught » below » window

[edit] Etymology

Old English wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *writan, possibly from rītsan, rīzan, meaning to scratch or mark. Cognate with Dutch rijten, German reißen, ritzen, Norwegian rita

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Infinitive
to write

Third person singular
writes

Simple past
wrote or (archaic) writ

Past participle
written or (archaic) writ

Present participle
writing

to write (third-person singular simple present writes, present participle writing, simple past wrote or (archaic) writ, past participle written or (archaic) writ)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
    The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
    Your son has been writing on the wall.
  2. (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
    My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
  3. (transitive, US) To send a letter to.
    Please write me when you get there.
  4. (transitive) To send a letter to.
    Please write to me when you get there.
  5. (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
    The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
  6. (intransitive) To be an author.
    I write for a living.
  7. (transitive, computing) To record (data) mechanically or electronically.
    The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.

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to form letters, etc.
to send a letter to
to be the author of
to show (information)
to be an author
record (data)
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