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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put pen to paper en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To write something (especially using pen and ink).
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To begin to write something.
    • "The Government's response indicates there is still some way to go before they will be ready to put pen to paper on a detailed plan." 2023 June 28, “Network News: Government challenged over inertia on decarbonisation”, in RAIL, number 986, page 19:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
puts pen to paper Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
put pen to paper Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put pen to paper Tense=Past lexicographic
putting pen to paper Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
set pen to paper alternative lexicographic

Relateds

pen and paper

Translations (15)

es esgrimir el lapicero (to begin to write) · es poner el lapicero a papel (to begin to write) · es poner el lapicero a papel (to write) · es esgrimir el lapicero (to write) · cmn 落筆 /落笔 (to write) · fi kirjoittaa kynällä (to write) · cmn 下筆 /下笔 (to begin to write) · de die Feder ansetzen (to begin to write) · fi kirjoittaa (to write) · de zu Papier bringen (to write) · cmn 下筆 /下笔 (to write) · fi tarttua kynään (to begin to write) · hu írni kezd (to begin to write) · hu tollat ragad (to write) · cmn 落筆 /落笔 (to begin to write)