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written
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
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verb
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
“The pupil wrote his name on the paper.”
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
“My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.”
To send written information to.
“(UK) Please write to me when you get there.”
To show (information, etc) in written form.
“The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.”
To be an author.
“I write for a living.”
(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
“The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.”
(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.”
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
“truth written on the heart”
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
To sell (an option or other derivative).
adjective
Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
Having been written.
“I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.”
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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
I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
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