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write
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- pronunciation:
- raIt
- phrases:
- write down
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
writes, writing, written (wrote) |
| definition 1: |
to form on a surface with a pen, pencil, typewriter, or other instrument.
Write your name on the paper.- similar words:
- communicate, compose, convey, etch, express, inscribe, jot, letter, note, pen, pen, pencil, put down, record, relate, report, say, scrawl, scribble, script, tell, type, voice
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| definition 2: |
to express or record by writing.
She wrote her ideas in a notebook.- similar words:
- draw up, put down
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| definition 3: |
to be the author or composer of.
She wrote that song.- synonyms:
- compose
- similar words:
- contribute, create, draft, originate, produce
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| definition 4: |
to fill in the spaces of or cover with writing.
He wrote six pages.- similar words:
- scrawl, scribble, type
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| definition 5: |
to produce written material as a job.
She writes for the local newspaper. |
| definition 6: |
to communicate with someone in writing, such as in a letter, electronic message, or postcard.
Write to me soon.- synonyms:
- correspond
- similar words:
- communicate
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| related words: |
correspond, jot, letter, note, report, state, tell |
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| phrase: |
write down |
The words write and right sound alike but have different meanings.
Write comes from an Old English word that means "to scratch or carve."
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