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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. 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. To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document).
3.
a. To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read: write a poem; write a letter.
b. To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts.
c. To communicate by writing, especially by written letter: She wrote that she was planning to visit.
d. To communicate with (someone) by writing, especially by letter: wrote me to tell me she had moved again.
4. To compose (a musical work).
5.
a. To underwrite, as an insurance policy.
b. To compose in legal form; draft: write a will.
6. To indicate; mark: "Utter dejection was written on every face" (Winston S. Churchill).
7. To ordain or prophesy: It was written that the empire would fall.
8. Computers To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface: people who cannot read or write.
2. To produce written material, such as articles or books: She wrote for most of her adult life.
3. To compose a letter, email, or other written communication: Please write while you are away.
write down
1. To set down in writing.
2. Accounting To record a reduced value for (an asset): forced to write down a security after a fall in its market value.
3. Accounting To record (a loss) by reducing the value of an asset: wrote down 10ドル million in bad debt.
4. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: felt he had to write down to his students.
5. To disparage in writing: a film that was written down in the magazine.
write in
1. To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).
2. To insert in a text or document: wrote in an apology at the end of the note.
3. To communicate with an organization by mail: write in with a completed entry form.
write off
1. Accounting To record (a worthless asset) as a loss.
2. Accounting To record (a loss or expense) as a reduction in earnings or in the value of an asset: wrote off business expenses when calculating taxable income.
3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.
4. To disregard as inconsequential: wrote off the singer as a novelty act.
write out
1. To express or compose in writing: write out a request.
2. To write in full or expanded form: All abbreviations are to be written out.
write up
Idioms: 1. To write a report or description of, as for publication.
2. Accounting To record an increased value for (an asset).
3. To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law: wrote him up for speeding.
4. To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.
write (one's) own ticket
To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes: an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket.
write the book on
To be the preeminent practitioner of or expert in (something).
writ large
Signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree: "The man was no more than the boy writ large" (George Eliot).
[Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan.]
Word History: Every modern Indo-European language of Western Europe except English derives its verb for "to write" from Latin scrībere: French écrire, Spanish escribir, Portuguese escrever, Catalan escriure, Italian scrivere, Irish scríobh, Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh, Welsh ysgrifennu, Breton skriva, Icelandic skrifa, Danish and Norwegian skrive, Swedish skriva, German schreiben, and Dutch schrijven. The English verb write, however, comes from Old English wrītan, from the Germanic root *writ- that in turn comes from the Indo-European root *wreid- meaning "to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline." German still retains this meaning in its cognate verb reissen, "to tear." Only Old English employed wrītan to refer to writing—that is, scratching on parchment with a pen. English shows a similar contrariness in its verb read, being almost the only western European language not to derive that verb from Latin legere.
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write down
vb (adverb)
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (tr) to set down in writing
2. (Journalism & Publishing) (tr) to harm or belittle by writing about (a person) in derogatory terms
3. (Journalism & Publishing) (intr; foll by to or for) to write in a simplified way (to a supposedly less cultured readership)
4. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) accounting to decrease the book value of (an asset)
n
(Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a reduction made in the book value of an asset
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Verb 1. write down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
transcribe - write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"
notate - put into notation, as of music or choreography; "Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
2. write down - reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"
depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
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write
verb1. To form letters, characters, or words on a surface with an instrument:
write down
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Translations
يُدَوِّنُ يُدَوِّن، يُسَجِّل
zapsat
skrive ned
kirjoittaa muistiin
zapisati
skrá, skrifa niîur
書き留める
기재하다
skriva upp
เขียนลง
ghi chép
w>write down
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write
(rait) – past tense wrote (rout) : past participle written (ˈritn) – verb1. to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper. They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink. skryf يَكْتُب пиша escrever psát schreiben skrive γράφω escribir kirjutama نوشتن kirjoittaa écrire לִכתוֹב लिखना pisati (le)ír menulis skrifa scrivere 書く (글자, 단어 등을) 쓰다 rašyti rakstīt menulis schrijven skrive pisać ليكل، انشاء كول، تاليف كول escrever a scrie писать písať (na)pisati pisati skriva เขียน yazı yazmak 寫 писати لکھنا viết 写
2. to compose the text of (a book, poem etc). She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters. skryf يُؤَلِّف، يَكْتُبُ كِتاباً أو قَصيدَةً съчинявам escrever psát schreiben skrive γράφω, συνθέτω escribir kirjutama نگاشتن kirjoittaa écrire לִכתוֹב, לְחַבֵּר मजमून लिखना pisati megír menulis skrifa scrivere 著作する (책, 시 등을) 쓰다 rašyti sacerēt; sarakstīt mengarang; menggubah schrijven skrive pisać تاليف كول escrever a scrie писать písať napisati pisati skriva แต่ง (หนังสือ, โคลง ฯลฯ) yazmak 編寫 писати, складати تصنیف کرنا viết sách 编写
3. to compose a letter (and send it). He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week. skryf يَكْتُبُ رِسالَةً пиша escrever napsat schreiben skrive γράφω escribir (kirja) kirjutama نوشتن؛ تحریر کردن kirjoittaa écrire לִכתוֹב पत्र लिखना और भेजना pisati, sastaviti (meg)ír menulis skrifa scrivere 手紙を書く (편지 등을) 쓰다 parašyti uzrakstīt; aizrakstīt menulis surat schrijven skrive napisać ليكل escrever a scrie, a compune написать napísať (na)pisati pisati skriva เขียนจดหมาย yazmak 寫信 написати خط لکھ کر بھیجنا viết thư 写信
ˈwriter noun a person who writes, especially for a living. Dickens was a famous English writer; the writer of this letter. skrywer, outeur كاتِب писател escritor spisovatel, -ka; pisatel, -ka der/die Schriftsteller(in), der/die Schreiber(in) forfatter συγγραφέας, συντάκτης escritor kirjanik, kirjutaja نویسنده؛ مولف kirjailija écrivain/-aine סופר, כותב लेखक pisac író penulis rithöfundur scrittore, scrittrice 作家 작가 rašytojas rakstnieks; autors penulis; pengarang schrijver forfatter, skribent pisarz ليكوال، موْ لف: ليكونكى escritor scriitor писатель; автор spisovateľ, -ka; pisateľ, -ka pisec književnik författare, skribent ผู้เขียน yazar 作家 письменник; автор لکھنے والا tác giả 作家
ˈwriting noun letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language. the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing. skryfvorm, skrif كِتابَه писане manuscrito / obra písmo die Schrift skrift; håndskrift γραφή, γράψιμο escritura (käe)kiri دستخط kirjoitus écriture כתיבה लेखन pisanje írás tulisan skrift scrittura 書体 쓰기, 저술 rašymas, raštas raksts; rakstība tulisan schrift skrift pismo ليكنه، ليك، دلاس ليك، مشق: ليكوالي، تاليف، ليكلى سند escrita scris; scriere письменность; почерк písmo pisava rukopis skrift, handstil การเขียน yazı 書寫,筆跡 писемність; письмо تحریر chữ viết 书写,笔体
ˈwritings noun plural the collected books, poems, correspondence etc of a particular (usually famous) person. the writings of Plato. geskrifte كِتابات، مُؤَلَّفات трудове manuscritos / obras spisy die Schriften (pl.) værker; skrifter γραπτά, έργα escrito, obra escrita teosed آثار kirjoitukset écrits כְּתָבִים लेखन spisi, pismena vki művei tulisan skrif, (öll) ritverk scritti, opere 著作集 문학 작품, 저서 raštai, kūriniai sacerējumi; darbi geschriften skrifter, tekster, verk pisma, dzieła ليكنه escritos scrieri сочинения spisy dela dela skrifter, verk งานเขียน yazılı yapıtlar/eserler 著作 твори تصانیف tác phẩm 著作
written (ˈritn) adjective in writing. a written message. geskrewe مَكْتوب писмен escrita písemný, psaný schriftlich skreven γραπτός escrito kirjalik مکتوب؛ کتبی kirjallinen écrit כתוב लिखित napisan írott; írva tertulis skrifaður, skriflegur scritto 書かれた 씌어진 parašytas rakstisks; rakstveida- geschreven skriftlig, skrift- pisemny د write ماضي او دريم حالت escrito scris письменный písomný napisan pisan skriven, skriftlig เขียน yazılı 書面的 написаний لکھا ہوا được viết 书面的
ˈwriting-paper noun paper for writing letters etc on. writing-paper and envelopes. skryfpapier وَرَق لِكِتابَة الرَّسائِل хартия за писма papel de carta dopisní papír das Briefpapier skrivepapir χαρτί αλληλογραφίας papel de escribir, papel de carta kirjapaber کاغذ نوشتن kirjepaperi papier à lettres נְייָר כְּתִיבָה लिखने का कागज papir za pisanje levélpapír kertas tulis bréfsefni carta da lettere 便せん 필기 용지 rašomasis/laiškinis popierius rakstāmpapīrs; vēstuļu papīrs kertas tulis schrijfpapier brevpapir papeteria, papier do pisania کاغذ papel de carta hârtie de scris писчая, почтовая бумага listový papier pisemski papir papir za pisanje pisama skrivpapper กระดาษสําหรับเขียนจดหมาย mektup/yazı kâğıdı 信紙 письмовий папір لکھنے کا کاغذ giấy viết thư 信纸
write down to record in writing. She wrote down every word he said. neerskryf يُدَوِّن، يُسَجِّل записвам anotar / tomar nota zapsat aufschreiben skrive ned γράφω, σημειώνω anotar, apuntar üles kirjutama نوشتن؛ یادداشت کردن kirjata ylös mettre par écrit לִכתוֹב, לִרשוֹם लिखना zapisati leír mencatat skrá, skrifa niður annotare 書き留める 기록하다, 적다 užrašyti pierakstīt menyalin; mencatat opschrijven skrive opp/ned zapisać یاد داشت کول assentar a scrie/a nota pe hârtie записывать zapísať zapisati zabeležiti skriva ner จด; บันทึก kaydetmek, yazmak 記下 записувати لکھنا ghi chép 记下
write out to copy or record in writing. Write this exercise out in your neatest handwriting. uitskryf يَكْتُب، يُدَوِّن написвам copiar / escrever por extenso přepsat abschreiben skrive af; renskrive αντιγράφω, καθαρογράφω transcribir ümber kirjutama جزئیات را نوشتن؛ تحریر کردن kirjoittaa transcrire לְהַעֲתִיק, לְשַכתֵב लिखित में दर्ज करना prepisati lemásol, leír menyalin afrita, skrifa upp trascrivere 清書する 작성하다 perrašyti norakstīt; pārrakstīt menulis overschrijven skrive av; renskrive; skrive ut przepisać, zapisać تحریر کول copiar a copia переписывать predpísať prepisati prepisati skriva ut (rent) คัดลอก kopya etmek 抄寫或書寫記錄 виписувати; переписувати سب کچھ لکھ لینا chép toàn bộ 写出,抄写或书写
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write down
→ يُدَوِّنُ zapsat skrive ned aufschreiben σημειώνω anotar kirjoittaa muistiin noter zapisati annotare 書き留める 기재하다 opschrijven skrive ned zapisać escrever записывать skriva upp เขียนลง yazmak ghi chép 写下Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009