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I had written my mother about all this—New Yorker, 1987.

The transitive use with the recipient as the object is well known in American English, but has disappeared in British English, except occasionally in old-fashioned commercial correspondence (Please write us at your convenience).

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To store data in memory or onto a storage medium, such as disk and tape. Every write operation in the computer implies a read operation from some other place. For example, to write a file to a disk requires reading it from somewhere else. Write is analogous to record on an audio recorder or videotape recorder. See read.

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To sell a specific amount of insurance.

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also write off

verb

1. To form letters, characters, or words on a surface with an instrument: engross, indite, inscribe, scribe. See remember/forget.
2. To form by artistic effort: compose, create, indite, produce. See make/unmake.
3. To be the author of (a published work or works): pen¹, publish. See words.

phrasal verb - write down

1. To register in or as if in a book: book, catalog, enroll, inscribe, list¹, set down. See remember/forget.
2. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower², mark down, reduce. See increase/decrease, money.

Idioms beginning with write:
write one's own ticket

See also nothing to write home about. Also see under wrote.

v

Definition: put language down on paper
Antonyms: read

IN BRIEF: Communicate or express through letters.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like write which means to form words on paper, is right which means correct or the opposite of left.

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sign description: The right hand makes a writing gesture across the palm of the left hand.

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For a list of words related to write, see:

• Memory and Data Storage - write: (vb) record data in memory

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See words rhyming with "write."

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Common misspelling(s) of write

• wriet
• rwite

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skrive, skrive til
v. intr. - beskrevet

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    ikke noget at skrive hjem om
• write down    nedskrive, nedfælde, rakke ned på
• write in    indskrive
• write off    afskrive, smøre ned, ryste ud af ærmet
• write one's own ticket    være sin egen herre
• write out    udarbejde, udfærdige, nedskrive
• write up    rose, give fyldig beskrivelse af, føre ajour, udarbejde
• written in stone    hugget i sten

Nederlands (Dutch)
schrijven

Français (French)
v. tr. - écrire, rédiger, composer, faire (chèque), élaborer (législation), (US) écrire à
v. intr. - écrire, écrire (pour), écrire (à qn), correspondre

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    il n'y a pas de quoi s'en extasier
• write down    noter, mettre (qch) par écrit, consigner (qch) par écrit, (Comm, Fin) réduire (un prix), dévaluer, amortir (une dette)
• write in    écrire (à qn, pour faire), (US, Pol) inscrire le nom de (candidat)
• write off    écrire une lettre (à), écrire pour demander, (gén) bousiller complètement (une voiture), mettre (qch) en épave, passer (qch) par pertes et profits, amortir (un capital), annuler (une dette), enterrer (fam) (qn par un critique)
• write one's own ticket    faire sa loi
• write out    écrire, copier, recopier, (TV, Radio) supprimer (un personnage) (de)
• write up    rédiger, (Fin) réévaluer (comptabilité)
• written in stone    gravé, (être)inchangeable/irréversible

Deutsch (German)
v. - schreiben, ausschreiben, sich schreiben

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    uninteressant, unwichtig, nichts Besonderes
• write down    aufschreiben, abschreiben, schriftlich herabsetzen
• write in    einsenden, eintragen
• write off    abschreiben, herunterschreiben, zu Schrott fahren
• write one's own ticket    viele Wege offenstehen haben
• write out    ausschreiben, verschwinden lassen
• write up    einen Bericht schreiben über, eine gute Kritik schreiben über, auf den neusten Stand bringen
• written in stone    unveränderlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γράφω, διατυπώνω γραπτώς, συγγράφω, συντάσσω κείμενο, αλληλογραφώ

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    τίποτα αξιόλογο
• write down    (κατα)γράφω, σημειώνω, περιγράφω, διατυπώνω
• write in    παρεμβάλλω διόρθωση κ.λπ. (σε γραπτό), γράφω σε κάποια αρχή
• write off    διαγράφω, ξεγράφω, ακυρώνω, υποτιμώ, προχειρογράφω, γράφω στα γρήγορα
• write one's own ticket    διαγράφω την πορεία μου
• write out    γράφω πλήρως, καθαρογράφω, αντιγράφω, συντάσσω
• write up    ενημερώνω (γραπτώς), καθαρογράφω, γράφω επαινετικά

Italiano (Italian)
scrivere, corrispondere

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    cose da poco
• write down    annotare
• write in    inserire
• write off    ammortare
• write one's own ticket    fissare i propri termini
• write out    copiare
• write up    redigere
• written in stone    scritto sulla pietra

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escrever

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    nada para dizer
• write down    escrever, anotar, relatar
• write in    intercalar, registrar
• write off    escrever depressa, creditar em conta, cancelar
• write one's own ticket    definir os termos de acordo com suas necessidades
• write out    escrever por extenso, esgotar
• write up    expor, completar
• written in stone    fixo

Русский (Russian)
писать, сообщить в письменной форме, сочинять, выражать, увековечивать, принимать на страхование, вводить информацию

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    ничего интересного
• write down    отзываться неодобрительно или пренебрежительно в печати, преуменьшить заслуги, относить какой-л. категории, называть, уценить (товар), регистрировать, записывать, писать для аудитории с невысоким уровнем образования или культуры
• write in    вписывать, вносить (поправку), заполнять (графу анкеты), голосовать путем внесения в бюллетень фамилии кандидата, подавать начальству заявление, письменно откликаться
• write off    писать с легкостью, списывать (со счета), считать пришедшим в негодность, аннулировать, убить
• write one's own ticket    действовать всецело по своему усмотрению
• write out    выписывать из текста, переписывать, написать полностью, расшифровать (стенограмму), оформлять письменно, выписывать(чек)
• write up    положительно отзываться о чем-л., подробно описывать или излагать, рекламировать, придавать законченный вид, повышать стоимость (в учетном регистре), выписывать извещение о предъявляемом иске
• written in stone    долговечный, непреходящий

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - escribir, redactar, componer
v. intr. - escribir

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    nada del otro mundo
• write down    anotar, apuntar, amortizar, denigrar o desdorar por escrito, reducir el valor nominal (acciones)
• write in    escribir, incluir, añadir, insertar
• write off    escribir rápidamente, cancelar, amortizar, dar por perdido, solicitar por escrito, descartar, destrozar (esp. un automóvil), algo dañado en forma irreparable (esp. un automóvil)
• write one's own ticket    elegir un curso de acción o un posición en base a los propios deseos exclusivamente
• write out    escribir sin abreviar (una palabra), copiar, transcribir, hacer, extender (un cheque), formular por escrito
• write up    hacer un reportaje, poner por escrito, redactar, exagerar, poner al día, sobrestimar, crítica (de cine, teatro, etc.)
• written in stone    escrito en la piedra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skriva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
书写, 写, 著述, 写信, 写字

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    不值得大书特书的事
• write down    写下, 把...描写成
• write in    提出书面要求, 把...写入
• write off    一口气写成, 注销, 写信寄出
• write one's own ticket    自行决定
• write out    写到头脑枯竭
• write up    详细描写, 写文章赞扬, 补写...到最近日期
• written in stone    无法更改

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 書寫, 寫, 著述
v. intr. - 寫, 寫信, 寫字

idioms:

• nothing to write home about    不值得大書特書的事
• write down    寫下, 把...描寫成
• write in    提出書面要求, 把...寫入
• write off    一口氣寫成, 註銷, 寫信寄出
• write one's own ticket    自行決定
• write out    寫到頭腦枯竭
• write up    詳細描寫, 寫文章讚揚, 補寫...到最近日期
• written in stone    無法更改

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (글자, 책 등을) 쓰다, 써서 보내다, 기록하다
v. intr. - 쓰다, (원고를) 기고하다, (컴퓨터) 기억장치에 쓰다

idioms:

• write down    써 두다, 쉽게 쓰다, 지상에서 헐뜯다
• write in    써넣다, 제출하다, (후보자 명부에 없는 자를) 기명 투표하다
• write off    술술 쓰다, (자산을) 감가 상각하다
• write out    다 써 버리다, 그대로 베끼다, (수표 따위를) 쓰다
• write up    게시하다, 자세히 쓰다, ~의 장부 가격을 올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 書く, 著述する, 作曲する, 手紙を書く, 署名する

idioms:

• write down    書き留める, 評する, 調子を下げて書く, けなす
• write in    投書する, 書き込む, 書き入れて投票する
• write off    帳消しにする, 損失とみなす, すらすらと書く
• write one's own ticket    将来の方針を立てる
• write out    全部書く, 清書する, 書く
• write up    より詳しく書く, 論評する, ほめて書く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكتب, يسجل, يؤلف, ينظم, يلحن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮כתב, רשם, חיבר, חתם על (פוליסת ביטוח)‬
v. intr. - ‮כתב, כתב ל-‬

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