write
English
/ɹaɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- (transitive) To send written information to.
- (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.
- (intransitive) To be an author.
- (computing) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- (transitive) To fill in, to complete using words.
- To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
- To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
- (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English writen inherited from Old English wrītan (write, engrave, incise, draw, scratch, bestow by writing, carve) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (carve, write) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (rip, tear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wrey-
Gloss
rip, tear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
🤣 💧 😂 😢 😭 😹 😿 🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- bewrite English
- braillewriter English
- brainwriting English
- checkwriter English
- chequewriter English
- copywriter English
- cowrite English
- cowriter English
- cyberwriter English
- cyberwriting English
- down English
- e-writing English
- enwrite English
- fanwriter English
- fanwriting English
- footwriting English
- forewrite English
- freewriting English
- gagwriter English
- gagwriting English
- ghostwriter English
- hand English
- handwrite English
- handwriting English
- hymnwriter English
- hymnwriting English
- hyperwriter English
- hyperwriting English
- inwrite English
- kickwriting English
- metawriting English
- microwriter English
- miswrite English
- newswriter English
- newswriting English
- nonwritable English
- nonwriter English
- nonwriting English
- outwrite English
- overwritable English
- overwrite English
- overwriteable English
- overwriter English
- patchwriting English
- playwriter English
- playwriting English
- prewrite English
- prewriter English
- protowriting English
- psalmwriter English
- rewritability English
- rewritable English
- rewrite English
- rewriteman English
- rewriter English
- scorewriter English
- screen English
- screenwrite English
- screenwriter English
- screenwriting English
- scriptwriter English
- scriptwriting English
- signwriter English
- signwriting English
- sketchwriter English
- sky English
- skywrite English
- skywriter English
- skywriting English
- sleep English
- sleepwrite English
- songwriter English
- songwriting English
- speechwriter English
- speechwriting English
- sportswriter English
- sportswriting English
- subwrite English
- telewriter English
- through English
- typewriter English
- typewriting English
- underwrite English
- underwriter English
- unwritable English
- unwrite English
- up English
- wedge-writing English
- writ English
- writability English
- writable English
- write-down English
- write-up English
- writeback English
- writee English
- writer English
- writercraft English
- writerdom English
- writeress English
- writerish English
- writerless English
- writerly English
- writership English
- writest English
- writeth English
- writethrough English
- writing English
- writing system English
- writo English
- writress English
- scrībō Latin
- Brett German
- Reißbrett German
- Reißer German
- Reißleine German
- Reißnagel German
- Reißverschluss German
- Reißwolf German
- Reißzahn German
- Reißzwecke German
- abreißen German
- aufreißen German
- auseinanderreißen German
- einreißen German
- entreißen German
- entzweireißen German
- herausreißen German
- kaputtreißen German
- losreißen German
- reißen German
- reißfest German
- ritzen German
- umreißen German
- wegreißen German
- zerreißen German
- zerritzen German
- zusammenreißen German
- rajzol Hungarian
- wrijten Dutch, Flemish
- рыть Russian
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *wrey- Proto-Indo-European
- *writą Proto-Germanic
- *wrītaną Proto-Germanic
- rita Swedish
- ritare Swedish
- ritning Swedish
- ritteknik Swedish
- ライティング Japanese
- ryjec Polish
- ryć Polish
- bewritan Old English
- forewritan Old English
- forwritan Old English
- gewritan Old English
- miswritan Old English
- towritan Old English
- underwritan Old English
- writere Old English
- writing Old English
- wrītan Old English
- bewriten Middle English
- fore-writen Middle English
- inwriten Middle English
- miswriten Middle English
- outwrīten, outwriten Middle English
- underwriten Middle English
- writen Middle English
- writer Middle English
- writing Middle English
- rytr Old Norse
- ríta Old Norse
- *ryti Proto-Slavic
- *rūti Proto-Slavic
- dřevoryt Czech
- rytec Czech
- rytina Czech
- rýt Czech
- rýč Czech
- forrita Icelandic
- innrita Icelandic
- rita Icelandic
- ritari Icelandic
- writen Middle Dutch
- rīzan Old High German
- రైటరు Telugu
- ryta Faroese
- ritzen Middle High German
- kruaj Albanian
- përshkruaj Albanian
- shkrim Albanian
- shkronjë Albanian
- shkruaj Albanian
- *wrītan gmw-pro
- *wrītan Old Dutch
- рити Ukrainian
- writan Old Saxon
- рыць Belarusian
- riti Slovene
- write Western Frisian
- wrīta Old Frisian
- ryś Lower Sorbian
- raitim Tok Pisin
- *rūˀ- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- ryć Upper Sorbian
- up
- sky
- writ
- down
- back
- hand
- sleep
- writo
- writer
- writee
- screen
- through
- rewrite
- bewrite
- inwrite
- writest
- unwrite
- writeth
- writing
- cowrite
- enwrite
- prewrite
- write-up
- writerly
- miswrite
- subwrite
- skywrite
- outwrite
- cowriter
- rewriter
- writable
- writress
- skywriter
- writeress
- e-writing
- prewriter
- nonwriter
- writeback
- writerdom
- forewrite
- handwrite
- writerish
- overwrite
- gagwriter
- fanwriter
- nonwriting
- writership
- typewriter
- unwritable
- rewriteman
- telewriter
- gagwriting
- copywriter
- hymnwriter
- underwrite
- signwriter
- rewritable
- fanwriting
- newswriter
- songwriter
- sleepwrite
- skywriting
- overwriter
- writerless
- write-down
- playwriter
- psalmwriter
- handwriting
- hyperwriter
- typewriting
- writability
- underwriter
- playwriting
- newswriting
- hymnwriting
- microwriter
- metawriting
- songwriting
- ghostwriter
- checkwriter
- signwriting
- footwriting
- cyberwriter
- screenwrite
- scorewriter
- freewriting
- nonwritable
- writercraft
- kickwriting
- cyberwriting
- hyperwriting
- chequewriter
- protowriting
- sportswriter
- screenwriter
- speechwriter
- writethrough
- brainwriting
- overwritable
- sketchwriter
- scriptwriter
- patchwriting
- speechwriting
- sportswriting
- screenwriting
- scriptwriting
- braillewriter
- rewritability
- wedge-writing
- overwriteable
- writing system