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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
- /raɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyt]
- /raɪt/
Definitions of write word
- verb with object write to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe: Write your name on the board. 1
- verb with object write to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of. 1
- verb with object write to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing: to write a check. 1
- verb with object write to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.: to write two copies of a letter. 1
- verb with object write to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: to write a letter to a friend. 1
- verb with object write to produce as author or composer: to write a sonnet; to write a symphony. 1
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Origin of write
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English writen, Old English wrītan; cognate with Old Saxon wrītan to cut, write, German reissen to tear, draw, Old Norse rīta to score, write
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Parts of speech for Write
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
write popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for write
verb write
- inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- transcribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- engrave — Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
- carve — If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
- pen — a female swan.
Antonyms for write
verb write
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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