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write

noun verb

The act or style of writing.

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
8

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ɹaɪt/ /ɹaɪt/ /ɹaɪt/

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noun

  1. The act or style of writing.

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

    “How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?”

verb

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

    “The pupil wrote his name on the paper.”

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

    “My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.”

  3. To send written information to.

    “(UK) Please write to me when you get there.”

  4. To show (information, etc) in written form.

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

  5. To be an author.

    “I write for a living.”

  6. (with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

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

  7. (of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.

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

  8. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

    “truth written on the heart”

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

  10. To sell (an option or other derivative).

In context

Example Sentences

How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
(UK) Please write to me when you get there.
The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
I write for a living.
The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.
I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.
truth written on the heart

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