Write (Verb)
Meaning 1
Write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- He wrote three famous piano concertos in his lifetime as a renowned musician.
- Bach spent most of his career writing orchestral suites and chorales.
- She was asked to write the score for an upcoming ballet performance.
- Tchaikovsky would spend years writing his iconic ballet 'The Nutcracker'.
- Mozart began to write symphonies at an extremely young age.
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Meaning 2
Record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The program will write the collected data to the database immediately after the scan is complete.
- A small routine is incorporated to write error logs to the system file.
- The firmware is designed to write performance metrics to the internal storage device.
- System settings and preferences are written to the registry each time the user saves changes.
- The program will write a backup of the current configuration to the file specified.
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Meaning 3
Create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Write him a letter as soon as possible to confirm the meeting details.
- Can you write back to the client immediately and let them know about our decision.
- She will write to the university to inquire about the scholarship programs.
- We've been asked to write directly to the headquarters if we have any complaints.
- Don't forget to write to your grandmother for her birthday.
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Meaning 5
Communicate or express by writing; "He wrote about his great love for his wife".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She wrote a heartfelt letter to her grandmother, expressing her gratitude for the support.
- The poet wrote a beautiful sonnet to capture the feeling of the sunset.
- He wrote his feelings in his journal, hoping to release his emotions.
- She wrote a touching tribute to her best friend, who passed away last year.
- He wrote a detailed recipe, making sure to include every single step.
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Meaning 6
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".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The painter wrote her name on the wall of the building using a marker to claim her artwork.
- She wrote her mother's favorite poem on a card to surprise her on her birthday.
- He carefully wrote the telephone number on the hotel notepad.
- Julia wrote her initials on the gift card before giving it to her sister.
- Calligraphy experts can write beautiful wedding invitations by hand.
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Meaning 7
Produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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- Outline
- Write Of
- Cite
- Scratch Off
- Adopt
- Poetise
- Knock Off
- Write Up
- Versify
- Poetize
- Fling Off
- Toss Off
- Write About
- Dramatise
- Footnote
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Meaning 8
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".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- Write the c sound as 'c' or 'ci' in the case of 'circle'.
- How do I write this word using both long vowel sounds together.
- Write the letters of the suffix as only adding an -ly.
- Can you write this sound as d with ough or something different for different uses.
- Write this silent -e with no sound or with faint audible sound.