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write

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface to communicate.

Pronunciation

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ryt
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɹaɪt

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. ambitransitive

    To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

  2. transitive

    To send written information to.

  3. transitive

    To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).

  4. transitive

    To show (information, etc) in written form.

  5. ditransitive with relative clause

    To convey a fact to someone via writing.

  6. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.

noun

  1. The act or style of writing.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Used this way, write is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • indite , rarer, so it draws attention

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use write

  • “She writes code faster than anybody else.”verb

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • writtenadjectiveInflected form

    Set down in writing in any of various ways.

  • writingnounInflected form

    The act of creating written works.

  • writernounInflected form

    Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • write aboutverbCompound term

    Write about a particular topic.

  • write copyverbCompound term

    Write for commercial publications.

  • write-downnounCompound term

    Reduction in the book value of an asset.

  • write-innounCompound term

    A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters.

  • write-in candidatenounCompound term

    A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters.

  • write in codeverbCompound term

    Convert ordinary language into code.

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