Write

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.2.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms

English

Pronunciation

• rīt, /raɪt/, /raIt/

  Homophones: right, rite, wright

  Rhymes: -aɪt

Transitive verb

to write (present participle writing, past tense wrote, writ (archaic), past participle written, writ (archaic))

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. (US) To send a letter to.

   Please write me when you get there.

Synonyms

• (send a letter to): write to (British)

Translations

form (letters, etc.)

Cebuano: sulat Dutch: schrijven Esperanto: skribi Finnish: kirjoittaa French: écrire German: schreiben Greek, Modern: γράφω Ido: skribar Irish: scríobh Italian: scrivere

be the author of

Dutch: schrijven Esperanto: verki Finnish: kirjoittaa French: écrire , rédiger German: schreiben Irish: scríobh

send a letter to

Dutch: schrijven Esperanto: skribi al Finnish: kirjoittaa French: écrire à German: schreiben Greek, Modern: γράφω σε Irish: scríobh chuig Italian: scrivere a

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is not necessarily reliable.

• Guaraní: ai (h-) (1)
• Indonesian: tulis
• Interlingua: scriber (1, 2)
• Japanese: 書く (かく, kaku)
• Arabic: كَتَبَ (kataba)
• Korean: 쓰다 (sseu-da), Hanja: 필기하다 (pil-gi-ha-da)
• Portuguese: escrever (1, 2)
• Romanica: scriber (1, 2)
• Spanish: escribir
• Welsh: ysgrifennu

Intransitive verb

to write (same inflection as transitive verb)

1. To form letters, etc., in order to communicate.

   He's being writing on the wall.

2. To be an author.

   I write for a living.

Translations

form letters, etc

skribi écrire

be an author

Esperanto : verki French: écrire

Derived terms

• write in
• write-off
• write off
• write out
• writer
• write up
• write-up
• writing