write
1 of 1verb/raɪt/
Forms:writes,writing,wrote,written
1
to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil
A1transitiveLearn more on Wikipedia- Can you write your address on this form?
- He quickly wrote the important phone number.
- They grabbed a marker to write a message on the whiteboard.
- He used a crayon to write his name on the art project.
- Can you write a note for the delivery person?
2
to compose a written message and send it to someone as a letter or email
transitive- I'll miss you.Please write to me soon.
- I'm writing to ask about the job opening.
- She decided to write to her friend to express her gratitude.
- Every year, he would write to his grandparents updating them on his life.
- Don't forget to write to the client informing them of the upcoming meeting.
3
to produce or compose a piece of literary work or a text to be published or reproduced
transitive- She wrote a screenplay for a movie.
- He's been practicing to write a short story.
- She's aiming to write a children's book about friendship.
- He's known for writing insightful essays on societal issues.
- She's proud to have written a touching poem for her best friend.
4
(computing) to enter data into a computer or disk
transitive- The program encountered an issue while trying to write the downloaded content to the disk.
- The application crashed while trying to write data to memory.
- The device can write data directly to the external hard drive.
- She needs to write her project report to the USB drive.
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