write
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
Example
“The pupil wrote his name on the paper.”
Other meanings
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
“My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.”
To compose and send written information (to).
“Please write to me when you get there.”
Related words
- bewrite
- co-write
- forewrite
- write over
- hand-written
- inwrite
- overwrite
- rewrite
- underwrite
- write-down
- write-in
- write oneself into a corner
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "wrītan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “write” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.