verb
write
RYTE/raɪt/
To record or communicate ideas using written words or symbols.
The hand writes a single letter on the otherwise blank paper.
Etymology
Old English writan first described scoring, outlining, or drawing figures, then setting things down in writing. The connection is between making visible marks and using those marks as written language.
In context
vote to authorize Andre to write the letter and send the letter in the simplest form that you've discussed
More examples
- I wrote to my cousin last week.
- He has written three novels.
- The students are writing their answers in pencil.
Forms
write · writes · wrote · written · writing