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/raɪt/ verb (past tense wrote, past participle written)Definition
WORDS [I, T] › to produce words, letters, or numbers on a surface using a pen or pencil: Write your name at the top of the page. She can't read or write.
BOOK [I, T] › to create a book, story, article, etc or a piece of music: He's writing a book on Russian literature. She writes for Time magazine.
LETTER [I, T] › to send someone a letter: [+ two objects] I wrote her a letter last week. Has Bill written to you recently?
DOCUMENT [T] (also write out) › to put all the information that is needed on a document: He wrote out a cheque for £250.
(Definition of write verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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