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Definition: Meaning of, write in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rʌɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
write wrote written
Present Participle Third Person Singular
writing writes
  1. book/article/poem etc [intransitive and transitive] to produce a new book, article, poem etc
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  2. book/article/poem etc [intransitive] someone who writes earns money by writing books, plays, articles etc
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  3. letter [intransitive and transitive] to write a letter to someone
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  4. form words [intransitive and transitive] to form letters or numbers with a pen or pencil
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  5. state something [transitive] to state something in a book, letter, advertisement etc, or on a label
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  6. music/song [transitive] to write a piece of music or a song
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  7. computer program [transitive] to make a program for a computer to use
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  8. a computer records something [intransitive and transitive] if a computer writes something, it records it on a disk or in its memory
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  9. cheque/document etc also write out [transitive] to write information on a cheque, form etc
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  10. pen [intransitive] if a pen writes, it works properly
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  11. have something/be written all over your face to show very clearly what you are feeling or thinking
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  12. have something written all over it to show a particular quality or fact very clearly
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  13. nothing to write home about informal not particularly good or special
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  14. somebody wrote the book on something spoken used to say that someone knows a lot about a subject or is very good at an activity
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  15. that's all she wrote American English spoken used to mean that you cannot stop what happens next in a situation, especially when it is bad
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write used in phrases

  • compact disc write-once (noun)
    1. a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
  • read/write head (noun)
    1. computing a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
  • read/write memory (noun)
    1. the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
  • tax write-off (noun)
    1. a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
  • write about (verb)
    1. write about a particular topic
  • write copy (verb)
    1. write for commercial publications
  • write in code (verb)
    1. convert ordinary language into code
  • write of (verb)
    1. write about a particular topic
  • write on (verb)
    1. write about a particular topic
  • write-down (noun)
    1. accounting reduction in the book value of an asset
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write used in phrasal verbs

  • write away (phrasal verb)
  • write back (phrasal verb)
    1. to send a reply to someone who has sent you a letter
  • write down (phrasal verb)
    1. to write something on a piece of paper
  • write in (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to write to an organization, for example because you want information about something
    2. [transitive] to add words or numbers that are missing from something
  • write into (phrasal verb)
    1. write something into something to include a particular feature in an official document such as a contract
  • write off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to say officially that someone does not have to pay an amount of money
    2. to accept that you will not receive money that you hoped someone would give back
  • write out (phrasal verb)
    1. to complete an official document by writing information on it
    2. to write something again, usually in a more complete form
  • write up (phrasal verb)
    1. to write a report, article etc using notes that you wrote earlier
    2. American English to report officially that someone has done something wrong
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