Dictionary

handwrite en · VERB

Etymology

From hand + write.

Meanings

1. To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
   • The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her seven-book Potter series. 2008 May 30, Felicia R. Lee, “Harry Potter Prequel for Charity”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023:
   • “Whoever you get, whether it’s the neighbor down the street or somebody you don’t know, type or even handwrite exactly what the duties and responsibilities are and have both parties sign it,” Mr. Dunn said. 2007 December 28, Billie Cohen, “Searching for a Caretaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:

Forms

Hypernyms

communicate

Hyponyms

scrawl · dash off · scribble · scribe · jot

Relateds

write · scribe

Synonyms

set down · write · handwrite

Translations (16)

vi viết tay (write something manually) · ru писа́ть от руки́ (write something manually) · es manuscribir (write something manually) · gl escribir á man (write something manually) · it manoscrivere (write something manually) · fi kirjoittaa käsin (write something manually) · pl napisać odręcznie (write something manually) · fr écrire à la main (write something manually) · cmn 手寫 /手写 (write something manually) · es escribir a mano (write something manually) · es escribir manualmente (write something manually) · pt escrever à mão (write something manually) · pt manuscrever (write something manually) · pl pisać odręcznie (write something manually) · it scrivere a mano (write something manually) · cmn 手抄 (write something manually)