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write

 
 
/raɪt/ verb (past tense wrote, past participle written)

Translation

WORDS [I, T] to produce words, letters, or numbers on a surface using a pen or pencil
yazmak, yazıya dökmek
Write your name at the top of the page. She can't read or write.1190
BOOK [I, T] to create a book, story, article, etc or a piece of music
kitap/hikaye/makale/şarkı sözü vb. yazmak
He's writing a book on Russian literature. She writes for Time magazine.1190
LETTER [I, T] to send someone a letter
mektup yazmak
[+ two objects] I wrote her a letter last week. Has Bill written to you recently?12091190
DOCUMENT [T] ( also write out) to put all the information that is needed on a document
bilgileri doldurmak/yazmak
He wrote out a cheque for £250.1190
write back phrasal verb
to reply to someone's letter
mektuba cevap yazmak
12091190
write sth down phrasal verb
to write something on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it
not almak, not tutmak
Did you write Jo's phone number down?17901190
write in phrasal verb
to write a letter to a newspaper, television company, etc
gazete/tv. şirketi vb. mektup yazmak
Lots of people have written in to complain about the show.12091190
write off phrasal verb
to write a letter to an organization asking them to send you something
talep mektubu yazmak
I've written off for an information pack.12091190
write sth off phrasal verb
MONEY to accept that an amount of money has been lost or will never be paid to you
silmek, gözden çıkarmak, üstüne soğuk su içmek
to write off debts1408
VEHICLE UK to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired
bir aracı hurdaya çıkarmak/tamir edilemez hâle getirmek
1681
write sb/sth off phrasal verb
to decide that someone or something is not useful or important
notunu vermek, defterini dürmek
They had written him off before they even met him.7851846
write sth up phrasal verb
to write something in a complete form, usually using notes that you made earlier
son şeklini vermek, temize çekmek
Have you written up that report yet?1191
(Definition of write verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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