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write

/ɹəɪt/verb1 syllable

Write means: produce a literary work.

Synonyms for write17

verb, as in produce a literary work

compose, pen, indite

verb, as in communicate or express by writing

drop a line

verb, as in contact in writing

drop a line

verb, as in write music

verb, as in record data on a computer

verb, as in write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

also used for write

inscribe, scrawl, scribble, display, indicate, mark, show, sit, author, to post, store

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What does write mean?8

verb

1

produce a literary work“She composed a poem”

2

communicate or express by writing“He wrote about his great love for his wife”

3

contact in writing“Write to her soon, please!”

4

write music“Beethoven composed nine symphonies”

5

record data on a computer“boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk”

6

write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)“He spelled the word wrong in this letter”

7

mark or trace words or symbols on a surface“The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper”

8

create code, write a computer program“She writes code faster than anybody else”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with write?44

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Write in a sentence

  • Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.CK
  • I often call, but seldom write a letter.unknown
  • Write your homework in ink, not in pencil.unknown
  • Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?Swift
  • When we write a novel, we exercise our imagination.unknown
  • Sir, do we have to write in ink?unknown
  • Not knowing his address, she didn't write to him.CM
  • He said he would write to me, but he hasn't.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of write

as a verb

past tense
wrote
past participle
written
present participle
writing
third-person singular
writes