WRITE


Meaning of WRITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrīt ]

verb

( wrote ˈrōt ; writ·ten ˈri-t ə n ; also writ ˈrit ; or dialect wrote ; writ·ing ˈrī-tiŋ)

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrītan to scratch, draw, inscribe; akin to Old High German rīzan to tear and perhaps to Greek rhinē file, rasp

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

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

write a check

2. : to set down in writing: as

a. : draw up , draft

write a will

b.

(1) : to be the author of : compose

write s poems and essays

(2) : to compose in musical form

write a string quartet

c. : to express in literary form

if I could write the beauty of your eyes — Shakespeare

d. : to communicate by letter

write s that they are coming

e. : to use or exhibit (a specific script, language, or literary form or style) in writing

write Braille

write s French with ease

f. : to write contracts or orders for ; especially : underwrite

write life insurance

3. : to make a permanent impression of

4. : to communicate with in writing

we'll write 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

write 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

write a stock option

intransitive verb

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

- writ large

- writ small

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.