Definitions for write
raɪtwrite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. write, compose, pen, inditeverb

   produce a literary work

   "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

2. writeverb

   communicate or express by writing

   "Please write to me every week"

3. publish, writeverb

   have (one's written work) issued for publication

   "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

4. write, drop a lineverb

   communicate (with) in writing

   "Write her soon, please!"

5. writeverb

   communicate by letter

   "He wrote that he would be coming soon"

6. compose, writeverb

   write music

   "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

7. writeverb

   mark or trace on a surface

   "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

8. write, saveverb

   record data on a computer

   "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

9. spell, writeverb

   write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)

   "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"

10. writeverb

    create code, write a computer program

    "She writes code faster than anybody else"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. writenoun

   The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

   How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?

2. writeverb

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

3. writeverb

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

   My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.

4. writeverb

   To send written information to.

5. writeverb

   To show (information, etc) in written form.

   The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.

6. writeverb

   To be an author.

   I write for a living.

7. writeverb

   To record (data) mechanically or electronically.

   The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.

8. writeverb

   To fill in, to complete using words.

   I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.

9. Etymology: From writen, from writan, from wrītanan, from wrei-. Cognate with Dutch rijten, riten, German reißen, rita, ríta, ritzen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To WRITEverb

   preterite writ or wrote; part. pass. written, writ, or wrote.

   Etymology: writan, awritan , Saxon; ad rita, Islandick; wreta, a letter, Gothick.

   1. To express by means of letters.

   I’ll write you down,
   The which shall point you forth, at every sitting,
   What you must say. William Shakespeare.

   Men’s evil manners live in brass, their virtues we write in water. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   When a man hath taken a wife, and she find no favour in his eyes, then let him write her a bill of divorcement. Deut.

   Write ye this song for you, and teach it Israel. Deut. xxxi.

   David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Uriah. 2 Sa. xi.

   The time, the place, the manner how to meet,
   Were all in punctual order plainly writ. Dryden.

   2. To engrave; to impress.

   Cain was so fully convinced that every one had a right to destroy such a criminal, that he cries out, every one that findeth me shall slay me; so plain was it writ in the hearts of all mankind. John Locke.

   3. To produce as an author.

   When more indulgent to the writer’s ease,
   You are so good, to be so hard to please;
   No such convulsive pangs it will require
   To write —— the pretty things that you admire. George Granville.

   4. To tell by letter.

   I chose to write the thing I durst not speak
   To her I lov’d. Matthew Prior.

2. To Writeverb

   1. To perform the act of writing.

   I have seen her rise from her bed, take forth paper, fold it, and write upon’t. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Bassanio gave his ring away
   Unto the judge that begg’d it; and his clerk,
   That took some pains in writing, he begg’d mine. William Shakespeare.

   2. To play the authour.

   Hearts, tongues, figures, scribes, bards, poets, cannot
   Think, speak, cast, write, sing, number
   His love to Antony. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world than a man who has written himself down. Addison.

   3. To tell in books.

   I past the melancholy flood,
   With that grim ferryman which poets write of. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   4. To send letters.

   He wrote for all the Jews, concerning their freedom. 1 Esdr.

   5. To call one’s self; to be entitled; to use the stile of.

   About it, and write happy when thou’st done. William Shakespeare.

   Let it not your wonder move,
   Less your laughter that I love;
   Though I now write fifty years,
   I have had, and have my peers. Ben Jonson.

   He writes himself divina providentia, whereas other bishops only use divina permissione. John Ayliffe.

   6. To compose; to form compositions.

   Chaste moral writing we may learn from hence,
   Neglect of which no wit can recompence;
   The fountain which from Helicon proceeds,
   That sacred stream, should never water weeds. Edmund Waller.

   They can write up to the dignity and character of their authors. Henry Felton, on the Classicks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. write

   Writing is a medium of human communication that represents language and emotion through the inscription or recording of signs and symbols.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. write

   The term "write" generally refers to the act of creating or expressing thoughts, ideas, or information using a written or printed form on a surface such as paper or a digital medium. It involves using language, symbols, or characters to convey meaning and communicate messages or stories. Writing can be done for various purposes, such as to inform, persuade, entertain, or document.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Writeverb

   to set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures

2. Writeverb

   to set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter

3. Writeverb

   hence, to compose or produce, as an author

4. Writeverb

   to impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth written on the heart

5. Writeverb

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

6. Writeverb

   to form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs

7. Writeverb

   to be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying, or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of the public offices

8. Writeverb

   to frame or combine ideas, and express them in written words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose

9. Writeverb

   to compose or send letters

10. Etymology: [OE. writen, AS. wrtan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wrtan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to rend, G. reissen, OHG. rzan, Icel. rta to write, Goth. writs a stroke, dash, letter. Cf. Race tribe, lineage.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Write

   rīt, v.t. to form letters with a pen or pencil: to express in writing: to compose: to engrave: to record: to communicate by letter.—v.i. to perform the act of writing: to be employed as a clerk: to compose books: to send letters: to practise the art of writing: to work as an author: to compose a letter:—pr.p. wrī′ting; pa.t. wrōte; pa.p. writ′ten.—ns. Wrī′ter, one who writes: a professional scribe or clerk: an ordinary legal practitioner in Scotch country towns: an author: a petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship—usually Ship-writer:—fem. Wrī′teress (rare); Wrī′ter's-cramp (see Cramp); Wrī′tership, the office of a writer; Wrī′ting, the forming letters with a pen or pencil: that which is written: literary production; Wrī′ting-book, a book of paper for practising penmanship; Wrī′ting-case, a portable case containing materials for writing; Wrī′ting-cham′ber, a room fitted for writing: a law office; Wrī′ting-desk, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon: a portable writing-case; Wrī′ting-ink, ink suited for writing with; Wrī′ting-mas′ter, a master who teaches the art of penmanship: the yellow-bunting; Wrīting-pā′per, paper finished with a smooth surface, for writing upon; Wrī′ting-school, a school for penmanship; Wrī′ting-tā′ble, a table fitted or used for writing upon.—adj. Writ′ten, reduced to writing—opposed to Oral.—Writers to the Signet, an ancient society of solicitors in Scotland who formerly had the exclusive right to prepare all summonses and other writs pertaining to the supreme court of justice, and still have the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs, which include all charters, precepts, and writs from the sovereign or prince of Scotland.—Write down, to put down in written characters: to condemn in writing; Write off, to cancel by an entry on the opposite side of the account; Write out, to transcribe: to exhaust one's mental capacity by too much writing; Write up, to put a full description of in writing: to praise something in writing above its merits. [A.S. wrítan; Ice. ríta; the original meaning being 'to scratch' (cf. the cog. Ger. reissen, to tear).]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. write

   To create language using words, letters, symbols and characters that have meaning.

   He did write a letter to the council expressing his gratitude for their excellent work.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 31, 2020  

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   write

   To register data on a computer, app, software, laptop, server, network, internet, website or webpage.

   The computer memory has a read write function.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 11, 2020  

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   write

   To use a crayon, pen or pencil to create language, letters, characters or symbols.

   The children love to write their name in the classroom.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 6, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WRITE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Write is ranked #85357 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Write surname appeared 219 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Write.
   
   58.9% or 129 total occurrences were White.
   31.9% or 70 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.1% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Computing
   • Create
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Music
   • Record
   • Trace

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'write' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1103

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'write' in Written Corpus Frequency: #447

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'write' in Verbs Frequency: #51

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Anagrams for write »

1. twier

2. twire

How to pronounce write?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say write in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of write in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of write in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of write in a Sentence

1. Pete Docter:

   This film was really born from watching our kids grow up which is not easy, anyone out there who is in junior high, high school, working it out, suffering, there are days you are going to feel sad, you are going to feel angry, that's nothing you can choose. But you can make stuff - make films, draw, write, it will make a world of difference.

2. Willie Mullins:

   You could not write the script, all spring the horses have been going really well, today was going to be a really good day or a blow out.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   I talk about( Amazon's taxes) all of the time, and then I wonder why The Washington Post, which is owned by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, who owns Amazon, doesn't write particularly good articles about me. I don't know why.

4. Dennis Shea:

   But something has gone terribly wrong, the Appellate Body not only has rewritten our agreements to impose new substantive rules we members never negotiated or agreed, but has also been ignoring or rewriting the rules governing the dispute settlement system, expanding its own capacity to write and impose new rules.

5. Bob Reish:

   When we write our goals down, we are able to use them as a road map when we feel lost in the stress and the hopelessness of the moment.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=write
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Write
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=write
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=write
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=write