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R0133800 (rīt)v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt′n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v.tr.1. a. To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen.b. To form (letters or words) in cursive style, especially in contrast to printing by hand.c. To spell: How do you write your name?2. a. To fill (an amount of space) with words or information: wrote five pages in an hour.b. To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document).3. a. To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read: write a poem; write a letter.b. To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts.c. To communicate by writing, especially by written letter: She wrote that she was planning to visit.d. To communicate with (someone) by writing, especially by letter: wrote me to tell me she had moved again.4. To compose (a musical work).5. a. To underwrite, as an insurance policy.b. To compose in legal form; draft: write a will.6. To indicate; mark: "Utter dejection was written on every face" (Winston S. Churchill).7. To ordain or prophesy: It was written that the empire would fall.8. Computers To transfer or copy (information) from memory to a storage device or output device.v.intr.1. To trace or form letters, words, or symbols on paper or another surface: people who cannot read or write.2. To produce written material, such as articles or books: She wrote for most of her adult life.3. To compose a letter, email, or other written communication: Please write while you are away.Phrasal Verbs: write down1. To set down in writing.2. Accounting To record a reduced value for (an asset): forced to write down a security after a fall in its market value.3. Accounting To record (a loss) by reducing the value of an asset: wrote down $10 million in bad debt.4. To write in a conspicuously simple or condescending style: felt he had to write down to his students.5. To disparage in writing: a film that was written down in the magazine. write in1. To cast a vote by inserting (a name not listed on a ballot).2. To insert in a text or document: wrote in an apology at the end of the note.3. To communicate with an organization by mail: write in with a completed entry form. write off1. Accounting To record (a worthless asset) as a loss.2. Accounting To record (a loss or expense) as a reduction in earnings or in the value of an asset: wrote off business expenses when calculating taxable income.3. To consider as a loss or failure: wrote off the rainy first day of the vacation.4. To disregard as inconsequential: wrote off the singer as a novelty act. write out1. To express or compose in writing: write out a request.2. To write in full or expanded form: All abbreviations are to be written out. write up1. To write a report or description of, as for publication.2. Accounting To record an increased value for (an asset).3. To report (someone) in writing, as for breaking the law: wrote him up for speeding.4. To bring (a journal, for example) up to date.Idioms: write (one's) own ticket To set one's own terms or course of action entirely according to one's own needs or wishes: an open-ended and generous scholarship that lets recipients write their own ticket. write the book on To be the preeminent practitioner of or expert in (something). writ large Signified, expressed, or embodied in a greater or more prominent magnitude or degree: "The man was no more than the boy writ large" (George Eliot).

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[Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan.]Word History: Every modern Indo-European language of Western Europe except English derives its verb for "to write" from Latin scrībere: French écrire, Spanish escribir, Portuguese escrever, Catalan escriure, Italian scrivere, Irish scríobh, Scottish Gaelic sgrìobh, Welsh ysgrifennu, Breton skriva, Icelandic skrifa, Danish and Norwegian skrive, Swedish skriva, German schreiben, and Dutch schrijven. The English verb write, however, comes from Old English wrītan, from the Germanic root *writ- that in turn comes from the Indo-European root *wreid- meaning "to cut, scratch, tear, sketch an outline." German still retains this meaning in its cognate verb reissen, "to tear." Only Old English employed wrītan to refer to writing—that is, scratching on parchment with a pen. English shows a similar contrariness in its verb read, being almost the only western European language not to derive that verb from Latin legere.

write up

vb (tr, adverb) 1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) to describe fully, complete, or bring up to date in writing: write up a diary. 2. (Journalism & Publishing) to praise or bring to public notice in writing3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. to place an excessively high value on (an asset)b. to increase the book value of (an asset) in order to reflect more accurately its current worth in the market n 4. (Journalism & Publishing) a published account of something, such as a review in a newspaper or magazine 5. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting a. an excessive or illegally high valuation of corporate assetsb. a raising of the book value of an asset

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	write up - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"news report, account, report, storynews - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special groupbulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be trueexclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
Verb	1.	write up - bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
	2.	write up - put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"write outauthorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

Translations

redigerescrivere