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# write

«write» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put letters, words or numbers on paper or a screen** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (write, writes, wrote, written, writing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To write means to put letters, words or numbers on paper or a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#m1)

2) To write a story, letter or song is to make it up and put it into words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#m2)

3) To write to someone is to send them a letter or message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#m3)

4) «Write down» means write so you will remember. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: pages or words written (amounts per day); «write the answer», «write the number in words», «write a number sentence». In literacy: write a story, a report, a poem; handwriting. In everyday life: write a shopping list, write a thank-you card. Phrases: «write down», «write to», «write back», «write out».

### examples

- She writes 2 pages a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x1)
- He wrote 5 letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x2)
- Write the number in words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x3)
- How many pages will she write in a week? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x4)
- Roald Dahl wrote many books for children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x5)
- Write your name at the top of the page. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x6)
- I wrote to my pen pal in New Zealand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x7)
- Write down the homework so you don't forget. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x8)
- He wrote his little story on his hand-ker-chief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/#x9)

### note

Past «wrote», past participle «written»; the «w» is silent. Do not confuse with «right» or «rite» (same sound). Writer = a person who writes. Maths: pages per day is a rate (days × pages). «Write the answer» is an instruction, no number.

### In the corpora

- [An inheritance is money or belongings left by someone who has died, as written in their will.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/13/)
- [Many people feel let down by politicians, but they can still vote, write letters and get involved.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/14/)
- [Some stories are written to make you angry so that you share them fast; anger is a sign to slow down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/50-rumours-about-classmates-and-secrets/18/)
- [He writes on the back of an envelope: food £45, bus fares £20, power £15.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/62-olympiad-plans-in-order-and-money-sums/4/)
- [This is why it can say "I understand how you feel" in a kind voice: kind people often write that.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/2-guessing-the-next-word/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «write» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/write/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.