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- [roht]
- /roʊt/
- /rəʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roht]
- /roʊt/
Definitions of wrote word
- verb wrote a simple past tense of write. 1
- verb with object wrote 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 wrote to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of. 1
- verb with object wrote to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing: to write a check. 1
- verb with object wrote to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.: to write two copies of a letter. 1
- verb with object wrote to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down: to write a letter to a friend. 1
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Origin of wrote
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 Wrote
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrote popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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 wrote
verb wrote
- inscribed — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
- engraved — Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
- carved — to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
- penned — a small enclosure for domestic animals.
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
Antonyms for wrote
verb wrote
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- ruined — 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.
- kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
- stopped — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
verb with object wrote
- miswrote — 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.
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