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Write

//ɹaɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
The act or style of writing.
"The pen also gives a better write than the ordinary counter pen. The ink stand cannot be stolen, for it is fastened to the counter or desk."
2
The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
"How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?"

Verb

1
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. ambitransitive
"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."
2
communicate or express by writing wordnet
3
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.). transitive
"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."
4
record data on a computer wordnet
5
To compose and send written information (to). intransitive
"Please write to me when you get there."

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6
contact in writing wordnet
7
To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to. ditransitive
"Please write me a letter. Please write a letter to me."
8
mark or trace words or symbols on a surface wordnet
9
To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.; To convey a fact to someone via writing. ditransitive
"Jimmy wrote me that he needs more money."
10
create code, write a computer program wordnet
11
To show (information, etc) in written form. transitive
"The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus."
12
produce a literary work wordnet
13
To be an author. intransitive
"I write for a living."
14
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) wordnet
15
To record data mechanically or electronically. intransitive
"The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it."
16
write music wordnet
17
To fill in, to complete using words. Canada, South-Africa, transitive, usually
"I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test."
18
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
"truth written on the heart"
19
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
"Thoſe walled garriſons will I ſubdue, And write my ſelfe great Lord of Affrica: So from the Eaſt vnto the furtheſt Weſt, Shall Tamburlaine extend his puiſant arme."
20
To sell (an option or other derivative).
21
To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”). Cognate with West Frisian write (“to wear by rubbing, rip, tear”), Dutch wrijten (“to argue, quarrel”), Middle Low German wrîten (“to scratch, draw, write”) (> Low German wrieten, rieten (“to tear, split”)), German reißen (“to tear, rip”), Norwegian rita (“to rough-sketch, carve, write”), Swedish rita (“to draw, design, delineate, model”), Icelandic rita (“to cut, scratch, write”), German ritzen (“to carve, scratch”), Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to carve, engrave, dig”), Polish ryć (“to engrave, dig”), Czech rýt (“to engrave, dig”). See also rit and rat.

Etymology 2

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