Write | Mean of write in English Dictionary

/ˈraɪt/

• Verb
• to form letters or numbers on a surface with a pen, pencil, etc.
1. children learning to read and write
2. I don't have anything to write with. Could I borrow a pen?
3. Please write your name at the top of each sheet.
4. Write the number as a decimal instead of as a fraction.
5. She wrote “tag sale” on the sign in big letters.
6. The note was written in blue ink.
7. I mistakenly wrote her name as “Gene” instead of “Jean.”
8. The verb “present” and the noun “present” are written [=spelled] alike but pronounced differently.
• to create (a book, poem, story, etc.) by writing words on paper, on a computer, etc.
1. She wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime.
2. She wrote an essay comparing two poems.
3. I'm writing an article for the school newspaper.
4. He has written several best sellers.
• to produce (a written document, agreement, rule, etc.) by writing
1. She wrote [=drew up] a contract for me to sign.
2. I'll write you a receipt for your purchase.
3. I wrote (her) a check for $200.
4. I finally got around to writing [=drafting] a will.
5. She wrote up a contract for me to sign.
6. I wrote up a review of the art exhibit for the local newspaper.

• to create (a piece of music)
1. He has written five symphonies and six concertos.
2. a performer who writes her own songs
• to create (a computer program)
1. I wrote a program to keep track of my finances.
• to express or state (something) in a book, story, essay, letter, etc.
1. Today's homework assignment is to write what you thought of the museum.
2. He wrote, “I love you and miss you.”
3. The reporter wrote that the strike might last through the weekend.
4. I'm going to write about my cat in my essay.
• to use the writing system of a language
1. I can read and write in Japanese, but I can't speak it very well.
2. I want to learn how to write Chinese.
• to communicate with someone by sending a letter, e-mail, etc.
1. I wish you would write more often. [=I wish you would send me more letters, e-mails, etc.]
2. For more information, write to the Department of Parks.
3. I wrote [=sent] a letter to him. = I wrote him a letter. = (US) I wrote him.
• to do the work of writing books, news articles, stories, etc.
1. He writes for the New York Times.
2. I've been writing for 20 years.
• to transfer (information) in a computer to a disk or other device
1. The data was written to/onto a disk.
• to put marks on paper or another surface
1. My pen won't write smoothly.
• to show a certain characteristic very clearly
1. That proposal had “failure” written all over it. [=it was obvious that the proposal was going to fail]
• not very good or appealing
1. The food at that restaurant is nothing to write home about.
• to send someone a letter, e-mail, etc., in response to one that was sent to you
1. He wrote back (to me) as soon as he got my card.
2. I sent him a letter, but he never wrote me back.
• to write (something) on a piece of paper
1. I want all of you to write down your ideas.
2. Please write your phone number down for me.
• to send a letter to a newspaper, a company, the government, etc., to express an opinion or to ask a question
1. Dozens of people wrote in to the newspaper to complain about the controversial comic strip.
2. Please write in with your comments.
• to write (something) on a form
1. She wrote in “Latina” under/beside “race or ethnicity.”
• to vote for (someone who is not on the official list of candidates) by writing that person's name in a special place on the ballot
1. Her name wasn't on the ballot, but several hundred voters wrote her in.
• to add (something new) to a contract, law, etc.
1. Legislators wrote a clause into the law that exempts nonprofit agencies.
2. A bonus was written into the contract.
• to say officially that (money that is owed to you) will not be paid or does not need to be paid
1. The government has agreed to write off the debt.
2. The bank has written off the loan. [=has officially said that the money for the loan is lost because the loan will not be repaid]
• to take away (an amount) from the total amount that is used to calculate taxes
1. You might be able to write off [=deduct] the cost of the computer on your taxes.
• to consider (someone or something) to be lost, hopeless, unimportant, etc.
1. I had written off [=given up on] college because I couldn't afford to pay tuition.
2. I wrote her off as a friend. [=I decided that she was no longer my friend]
3. I wouldn't write off [=dismiss] the team just yet. The season still has a long way to go.
• to make a request for (something) by sending a letter
1. She wrote off for [=sent away for] a free sample.
• to put (something) in writing on a piece of paper
1. I asked her to write out the directions to her house.
• to write the required information on (a check, receipt, etc.)
1. I wrote out a check for $200.
2. The sales clerk wrote us out an invoice.
• to change a document (such as a will) so that (someone) is not included
1. She wrote me out of her will.
• to remove (a character) from a story by having the character die, disappear, etc.
1. They wrote her character out of the show at the end of the first season.
• to describe (something) in a detailed written account
1. A music critic wrote up the rock concert.
• to produce an official document that reports (someone) to an authority to be punished
1. The teacher wrote up the boy for throwing food at his classmates.