WRITE


Meaning of WRITE in English

[write] vb wrote ; writ.ten also writ or dial wrote ; writ.ing [ME, fr. OE writan to scratch, draw, inscribe; akin to OHG rizan to tear and perh. to Gk rhine file, rasp] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to form (as characters or symbols) on a surface with an instrument (as a pen) b: to form (as words) by inscribing the characters or symbols of on a surface c: to spell in writing "words written alike but pronounced differently" d: to cover, fill, or fill in by writing "wrote ten pages" "~ a check"

2: to set down in writing: as a: draw up, draft "~ a will" b (1): to be the author of: compose "~s poems and essays" (2): to compose in musical form "~ a string quartet" c: to express in literary form "if I could ~ the beauty of your eyes --Shak." d: to communicate by letter "~s that they are coming" e: to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing "~ Braille" "~s French with ease" f: to write contracts or orders for; esp: underwrite "~ life insurance"

3: to make a permanent impression of

4: to communicate with in writing "we'll ~ you when we get there"

5: ordain, fate "so be it, it is written --D. C. Peattie"

6: to make evident or obvious "guilt written on his face" 7: to force, effect, introduce, or remove by writing "~ oneself into fame and fortune --Charles Lee" 8: to take part in or bring about (something worth recording)

9. a: to introduce (information) into the storage device or medium of a computer b: to transfer (information) from the main memory of a computer to a storage or output device 10: sell "~ a stock option" ~ vi 1 a: to make significant characters or inscriptions; also: to permit or be adapted to writing b: to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences

2: to compose, communicate by, or send a letter 3 a: to produce a written work b: to compose music -- write one's own ticket : to select a course of action or position entirely according to one's wishes -- writ large : on a larger scale or in a more prominent manner "the problems of modern totalitarianism are only our own problems writ large --Times Lit. Supp." -- writ small : on a smaller scale

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