From Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).
Cognate with West Frisian write (“to wear by rubbing, rip, tear”), Dutch wrijten (“to argue, quarrel”), Middle Low German wrîten (“to scratch, draw, write”) (> Low German wrieten, rieten (“to tear, split”)), German reißen (“to tear, rip”), Norwegian rita (“to rough-sketch, carve, write”), Swedish rita (“to draw, design, delineate, model”), Icelandic ríta, rita (“to inscribe, sketch, write”), German ritzen (“to carve, scratch”), Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to carve, engrave, dig”), Polish ryć (“to engrave, dig”), Czech rýt (“to engrave, dig”). See also rit and rat.
Meanings
The act or style of writing.
The pen also gives a better write than the ordinary counter pen. The ink stand cannot be stolen, for it is fastened to the counter or desk. 1938, The Bankers Monthly, volume 55, page 591:
The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
In other words, the system can do 1200 reads per second with no writes, the average write is twice as slow as the average read, and the relationship is linear. 2006, MySQL administrator's guide and language reference, page 393:
How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
From Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).
Cognate with West Frisian write (“to wear by rubbing, rip, tear”), Dutch wrijten (“to argue, quarrel”), Middle Low German wrîten (“to scratch, draw, write”) (> Low German wrieten, rieten (“to tear, split”)), German reißen (“to tear, rip”), Norwegian rita (“to rough-sketch, carve, write”), Swedish rita (“to draw, design, delineate, model”), Icelandic ríta, rita (“to inscribe, sketch, write”), German ritzen (“to carve, scratch”), Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to carve, engrave, dig”), Polish ryć (“to engrave, dig”), Czech rýt (“to engrave, dig”). See also rit and rat.
Meanings
(ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
Your son has been writing on the wall.
(transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language[…]; his clerks, however, understood him very well. If he had written a love letter, or a farce, or a ballade, or a story, no one, either clerks, or friends, or compositors, would have understood anything but a word here and a word there. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
Since I had started to break down all my writing and get rid of all facility and try to make instead of describe, writing had been wonderful to do. But it was very difficult, and I did not know how I would ever write anything as long as a novel. It often took me a full morning of work to write a paragraph. 1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 151:
(intransitive) To compose and send written information (to).
Please write me when you get there.
Thinking him somewhat inclined to be angry with her, I wrote to him in such a way as I thought would not hurt his feelings as a brother, while giving him some good advice as my junior, and remonstrating with him as in the being wrong. 1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 2:
Please write to me when you get there.
He never phones me, but he does write occasionally.
(ditransitive) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.
Please write me a letter. Please write a letter to me.
(ditransitive, with relative clause) To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to. ▸ To convey a fact to someone via writing.
Jimmy wrote me that he needs more money.
Do you know, one man actually wrote me he thought he could almost shave with the back of the blade, the lather "mellowed" his beard so. 1916 March 11, “[advertisement] Jim Henry, Optimist”, in Saturday Evening Post:
(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large. 1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough–Newcastle Route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 359:
Ghana's motto, writ large on the gleaming white Independence Arch that overlooks the Atlantic in Accra, is "Freedom and Justice." 1957 September 30, “Ghana: White Eminence”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2011:
(intransitive) To be an author.
I said that I did not believe anyone could write any way except the very best he could write without destroying his talent. 1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, page 151:
I write for a living.
(intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.
(Canada, South-Africa, of an exam, qualifier:a document, transitive, usually) To fill in, to complete using words.
Kúnlé had failed biology and chemistry, key requirements for admission into any medical school in the country. Kúnlé’s father wanted him to write the exams again. 2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 132:
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
14 For when the Gentiles which haue not the Law, doe by nature the things contained in the Law: these hauing not the Law, are a Law vnto themselues,
15 Which shew the worke of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witnesse, and their thoughts the meane while accusing, or else excusing one another: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Romans 2:14–15:
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
Thoſe walled garriſons will I ſubdue,
And write my ſelfe great Lord of Affrica:
So from the Eaſt vnto the furtheſt Weſt,
Shall Tamburlaine extend his puiſant arme. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
He who writes himself Martyr by his own inscription, is like an ill painter, who by writing on a shapeless picture which he hath drawn, is fain to tell passengers what shape it is, which else no man could imagine. 1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:
To sell (an option or other derivative).
(qualifier:chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.
indicate (show (information, etc) in written form) · display (show (information, etc) in written form) · store · pen (be the author of) · show (show (information, etc) in written form) · author (be the author of) · sit (fill in) · scribble (form letters, words or symbols in order to communicate) · save (computing: store (data)) · write · mark (show (information, etc) in written form) · to post (send (a letter) to) · inscribe (form letters, words or symbols in order to communicate) · scrawl (form letters, words or symbols in order to communicate)
Translations (463)
fo rita (to form letters, etc.) · ee ŋlɔ (to form letters, etc.) · de schreiben (record (data)) · sh пи́сати (to form letters, etc.) · de texten (to be the author of) · wa scrire (to show (information)) · gld ниру- (to form letters, etc.) · uk писа́ти (to form letters, etc.) · uz yozmoq (to form letters, etc.) · nl schrijven (naar) (to send a letter to) · egy Y3-Y1V (to form letters, etc.) · af skryf aan (to send a letter to) · vec scrivar (to form letters, etc.) · ru писа́ть (to form letters, etc.) · pua karáni (to form letters, etc.) · sc scriri (to form letters, etc.) · zh ще (to form letters, etc.) · syl ꠟꠦꠈꠣ (to form letters, etc.) · csb napisz (to form letters, etc.) · akl sueat (to form letters, etc.) · ofs skrīva (to form letters, etc.) · la scrībō (to form letters, etc.) · pt escrever (to form letters, etc.) · lld scriver (to form letters, etc.) · lg -wandiika (to form letters, etc.) · nrf êcrithe (to be an author) · hu megír (to be the author of) · eu idatzi (to form letters, etc.) · de schreiben (to send a letter to) · eo skribi al (to send a letter to) · osx wrītan (to form letters, etc.) · ht ekri (to form letters, etc.) · pt escrever (to send a letter to) · sv skriva (to be an author) · hu megír (record (data)) · kac ka (to form letters, etc.) · ba яҙыу (to form letters, etc.) · af skryf (to form letters, etc.) · izh kirjuttaa (to form letters, etc.) · lzz ჭარუმს (to form letters, etc.) · et kirjutama (to form letters, etc.) · eo verki (to be an author) · de dichten (to be an author) · aii ܟܬܒ (to form letters, etc.) · is rithöfundur (to be an author) · es escribir a (to send a letter to) · kok बरेउंचे (to form letters, etc.) · ru записа́ть (record (data)) · cu пьсати (to form letters, etc.) · la scribo (record (data)) · sv författa (to be an author) · mi tuhi (to form letters, etc.) · is skrifa ~ hér sér (record (data)) · djk sikiifi (to form letters, etc.) · la scribo (to be an author) · rup scriu (to form letters, etc.) · hi लिखना (to form letters, etc.) · sa लिखति (to form letters, etc.) · he כָּתַב (to be the author of) · kk жазу (to form letters, etc.) · da skrive (record (data)) · cs psát (to be the author of) · ga scríobh (to form letters, etc.) · av хъвазе (to form letters, etc.) · mkz kereke (to form letters, etc.) · fy skriuwer (to be an author) · la scribo (to send a letter to) · ee ŋlɔ (to be an author) · yua tsʼíibt (to be the author of) · ja 書込む (record (data)) · fr écrire (to be an author) · bo འབྲི (to form letters, etc.) · hu kiír (to show (information)) · sh пи́сати (record (data)) · af skryf (to be the author of) · tum lemba (to form letters, etc.) · gu લખવું (to form letters, etc.) · ks لیکھُن (to form letters, etc.) · af neerskryf (record (data)) · ru писать (to be an author) · gan 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · da skrive (to form letters, etc.) · bcl surat (to send a letter to) · mn бичих (to form letters, etc.) · hu ír (to send a letter to) · wa scrire (to form letters, etc.) · pms scrive (to form letters, etc.) · et kirjutama (to be the author of) · km សរសេរ (to form letters, etc.) · id menulis (to form letters, etc.) · da skrive (to send a letter to) · ks لیکھُن (to be the author of) · nrf êcrithe (to form letters, etc.) · ja 書く (to show (information)) · azz quijcui̱lo̱a (to form letters, etc.) · tk ýazmak (to form letters, etc.) · de beschreiben (record (data)) · tl isulat (to form letters, etc.) · ru написа́ть (to be the author of) · nb skrive (to send a letter to) · ckb نوسین (to form letters, etc.) · es escribir (to form letters, etc.) · gml wrīten (to form letters, etc.) · tpi rait (to form letters, etc.) · yua tsʼíibt (to send a letter to) · fo skriva (to form letters, etc.) · vi viết (to be the author of) · ani хъвару (to form letters, etc.) · hy գրել (to be an author) · bg пи́ша (to form letters, etc.) · wa scrire (to be an author) · to tohi (to form letters, etc.) · ru писать (to send a letter to) · de schreiben (to be the author of) · dz ཡི་གུ་བྲི (to form letters, etc.) · nl schrijven (to be an author) · el γράφω (to send a letter to) · it scrivere a (to send a letter to) · vi ghi (to form letters, etc.) · pt registrar (record (data)) · kw scryfa (to form letters, etc.) · da digte (to be the author of) · th เขียน (to form letters, etc.) · css enne (to form letters, etc.) · os фыссын (to form letters, etc.) · ca escriure (to form letters, etc.) · yai нипишак (to form letters, etc.) · grk-mar гра́фту (to form letters, etc.) · ckt кэԓичитык (to form letters, etc.) · zh 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · he כָּתַב (to send a letter to) · nrf écrire (to form letters, etc.) · mk запишува (record (data)) · fy skriuwe (oan immen) (to send a letter to) · nn skriva (to form letters, etc.) · nds schrieven (to form letters, etc.) · as লিখ (to form letters, etc.) · ja 書く (to be the author of) · pdc schreiwe (to form letters, etc.) · cy llocio (to be an author) · wa scrire (to send a letter to) · my စာရေး (to form letters, etc.) · gur gʋlsɛ (to form letters, etc.) · ar كِتَب (to form letters, etc.) · ne लेख्नु (to form letters, etc.) · evn дуку- (to form letters, etc.) · ms tulis (to form letters, etc.) · nn skriva (to send a letter to) · ro scrie (to be the author of) · wa scrire (record (data)) · lmy tolha (to form letters, etc.) · is skrifa utan á bréf (to send a letter to) · ug يازماق (to form letters, etc.) · et kirjanik olema (belles-lettres) (to be an author) · cv ҫыр (to form letters, etc.) · ba яҙыу (to send a letter to) · pga katibu (to form letters, etc.) · mwl screbir (to form letters, etc.) · haw kākau (to form letters, etc.) · kmr nivîsandin (to form letters, etc.) · da skrive (to be the author of) · ru писать (to be the author of) · mos gʋlse (to form letters, etc.) · gl escribir (to form letters, etc.) · izh kirjuttaa (to be the author of) · ja 書く (to send a letter to) · fr rédiger (to be the author of) · sl pisati (to form letters, etc.) · sco scrieve (to form letters, etc.) · cs napsat (to send a letter to) · dsb pisaś (to form 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letters, etc.) · otk 𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃 (to form letters, etc.) · be піса́ць impf напіса́ць (to form letters, etc.) · fur scrivi (to form letters, etc.) · pl pisywać (to form letters, etc.) · fi kirjoittaa (to form letters, etc.) · da forfatte (to be the author of) · mk пишува (to send a letter to) · bh लिखल (to form letters, etc.) · arc ܟܬܒ (to form letters, etc.) · nci ihcuiloa (to form letters, etc.) · ur لِکْھنا (to form letters, etc.) · de dichten (to be the author of) · tl sumulat (to form letters, etc.) · ceb sulat (to form letters, etc.) · txb pik- (to form letters, etc.) · mt kiteb (to form letters, etc.) · yua tsʼíib (to be an author) · et kirjutama (to send a letter to) · es escribir (to be an author) · hy գրել (record (data)) · ha r̃ubū̀tā (to form letters, etc.) · eo skribi (to form letters, etc.) · yua tsʼíibt (to form letters, etc.) · st ngola (to be the author of) · el γράφω (to form letters, etc.) · nn skriva (to be an author) · nb skrive (to be an author) · mr लिहिणे (to form letters, etc.) · sc iscriere (to form letters, etc.) · ab аҩра (to form letters, etc.) · cdo 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · de verfassen (to be the author of) · nl schrijven (to form letters, etc.) · ncj quiihcuilohua (to form letters, etc.) · ga scríobh (to be the author of) · or ଲେଖ (to form letters, etc.) · nhx quijcuilohua (to form letters, etc.) · fr écrire (to form letters, etc.) · ddg kerekere (to form letters, etc.) · fy opskriuwen (record (data)) · frr skriiw (to form letters, etc.) · de brennen (record (data)) · pt gravar (record (data)) · pap skirbi (to form letters, etc.) · oj ozhibii'ige (to form letters, etc.) · an escribir (to form letters, etc.) · pag mansulat (to form letters, etc.) · ar كَاتَبَ (to send a letter to) · gug hai (to form letters, etc.) · hy գրել (to be the author of) · so qorid (to form letters, etc.) · kk жазу (to send a letter to) · dsb napisaś (to form letters, etc.) · mfe ekrir (to form letters, etc.) · ln koma (to form letters, etc.) · cs zapisovat (record (data)) · hy գրել (to send a letter to) · rcf ékri (to form letters, etc.) · pt escrever (to be the author of) · zh 撰寫 (to form letters, etc.) · cs psát (to be an author) · br skrivañ (to form letters, etc.) · gml schrīven (to form letters, etc.) · vec scriver (to form letters, etc.) · et literaat olema (to be an author) · cic holissochi (to form letters, etc.) · is rithöfundur (to be the author of) · ru написа́ть (to form letters, etc.) · de schreiben (to be an author) · ro scrie (to form letters, etc.) · njo-jgl zülu (to form letters, etc.) · shn တႅမ်ႈ (to form letters, etc.) · kl allappoq (to form letters, etc.) · sw kuandika (to form letters, etc.) · de texten (to be an author) · rm scriver (to form letters, etc.) · tr yazmak (to form letters, etc.) · fy skriuwe (to form letters, etc.) · hsb pisać (to form letters, etc.) · as লেখ (to form letters, etc.) · kmr nivîsîn (to form letters, etc.) · la scribo (to be the author of) · cs napsat (to form letters, etc.) · udm гожъяны (to form letters, etc.) · fro escrivre (to form letters, etc.) · msk solat (to form letters, etc.) · hu ír (to be the author of) · cop ⲥϧⲁⲓ (to form letters, etc.) · vi viết (to form letters, etc.) · clt cape (to form letters, etc.) · lad eskrivir (to form letters, etc.) · sh напи́сати (to show (information)) · sh písati (to form letters, etc.) · nb skrive (to form letters, etc.) · hy գրել (to form letters, etc.) · srn skrifi (to form letters, etc.) · bg съчинявам (to be the author of) · mk пишува (to be the author of) · vi ghi (record (data)) · pal 𐭭𐭯𐭩𐭱𐭲𐭭 (to form letters, etc.) · sk napísať (to form letters, etc.) · ak kyerɛw (to form letters, etc.) · nhg qui̱jcui̱loa (to form letters, etc.) · fa نِوِشْتَن (to form letters, etc.) · yua tsʼíib (to form letters, etc.) · rm screiver (to form letters, etc.) · mnc ᠠᡵᠠᠮᠪᡳ (to form letters, etc.) · bn লেখা (to form letters, etc.) · pt redigir (to form letters, etc.) · mk пишува (to form letters, etc.) · nv akʼeʼełchí (to form letters, etc.) · sv skriva (to be the author of) · nrf écrire (to be the author of) · ta எழுது (to form letters, etc.) · fi kirjoittaa (to send a letter to) · nrf écrire (to be an author) · sv skriva (to send a letter to) · niv раюдь (to form letters, etc.) · sq shkruaj (to form letters, etc.) · ps کوښل (to form letters, etc.) · sc iscrivere (to form letters, etc.) · am ደረሰ (to form letters, etc.) · bg записвам (record (data)) · eo verki (to be the author of) · rsk писац (to form letters, etc.) · sh пи́сати (to be the author of) · ko 쓰다 (to form letters, etc.) · af skryf (to be an author) · ltg raksteit (to form letters, etc.) · uk написа́ти (to form letters, etc.) · yue 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · sh písati (to send a letter to) · dv ލިޔަނީ (to form letters, etc.) · hak 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · sv skriva (to form letters, etc.) · shu كتب (to form letters, etc.) · sah суруй (to form letters, etc.) · tpi raitim (to form letters, etc.) · ko 적다 (to form letters, etc.) · my ရေး (to form letters, etc.) · tsg sulat (to form letters, etc.) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠬᠦ (to form letters, etc.) · mk запишува (to show (information)) · de schreiben (to form letters, etc.) · ru написа́ть (to be an author) · kn ಬರೆ (to form letters, etc.) · io skribar (to form letters, etc.) · hsb napisać (to form letters, etc.) · id catat (record (data)) · fro escrire (to form letters, etc.) · grc γράφω (to be the author of) · grc ἐπιστέλλω (to send a letter to) · mba tagsulat (to form letters, etc.) · arc כתב (to form letters, etc.) · pa ਲਿਖਣਾ (to form letters, etc.) · kea skrebi (to form letters, etc.) · lt rašyti (to form letters, etc.) · ar كَتَبَ (to form letters, etc.) · ru запи́сывать (record (data)) · sh písati (record (data)) · xdq лукӏа́на (to form letters, etc.) · scn scrìviri (to form letters, etc.) · wa scrire (to be the author of) · lmo scriv (to form letters, etc.) · fr enregistrer (record (data)) · sv skriva (record (data)) · id tulis (to send a letter to) · da skrive (to be an author) · sk písať (to form letters, etc.) · st ngola (to form letters, etc.) · grc γράφω (to form letters, etc.) · zh 寫入 /写入 (record (data)) · ga scríobh chuig (to send a letter to) · nl schrijven (record (data)) · zdj ≈ for hwandzishia (to form letters, etc.) · sh písati (to be the author of) · ota یازمق (to form letters, etc.) · ang wrītan (to form letters, etc.) · tg навиштан (to form letters, etc.) · ace tuléh (to form letters, etc.) · sd لکڻ (to form letters, etc.) · se čállit (to send a letter to) · fy skriuwer (to be the author of) · ast escribir (to form letters, etc.) · pl napisać (to form letters, etc.) · bg пиша (to send a letter to) · gez ከተበ (to form letters, etc.) · sh пи́сати (to send a letter to) · pl pisać (to form letters, etc.) · ny -lemba (to form letters, etc.) · om barreessuu (to form letters, etc.) · fi kirjoittaa (to show (information)) · ru написа́ть (to send a letter to) · ka მიწერა (to form letters, etc.) · iu ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ (to form letters, etc.) · got 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to form letters, etc.) · za raiz (to form letters, etc.) · jv nulis (to form letters, etc.) · mk заведува (record (data)) · non ríta (to form letters, etc.) · nrf êcrithe (to be the author of) · ce йаз дан (to form letters, etc.) · pt escrever (record (data)) · hu ír (record (data)) · crh yazmaq (to form letters, etc.) · tly nıvışte (to form letters, etc.) · az qeydə almaq (record (data)) · cs psát (to form letters, etc.) · sh napísati (to show (information)) · lo ຂຽນ (to form letters, etc.) · se čállit (to form letters, etc.) · fi kirjoittaa (to be an author) · cy ysgrifennu (to form letters, etc.) · arc ܟܬܒܬܐ (to form letters, etc.) · ja 示す (to show (information)) · fr écrire à (to send a letter to) · tsg tulis (to form letters, etc.) · yi שרײַבן (to form letters, etc.) · frr schriwe (to form letters, etc.) · gez ጸሐፈ (to form letters, etc.) · hu kiír (record (data)) · nb skrive (to be the author of) · zh 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · ps کويښل (to form letters, etc.) · ka დაწერა (to form letters, etc.) · ar 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form letters, etc.) · es escribir (to show (information)) · zdj hwandziha (to be the author of) · fa نَوِشْتَن (to form letters, etc.) · mbb surat (to form letters, etc.) · kgp rán (to form letters, etc.) · th ขีด (to form letters, etc.) · zza nusayîş (to form letters, etc.) · cjy 寫 /写 (to form letters, etc.) · yo kọ (to form letters, etc.)