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Added 8 October 2026

write

/ɹaɪt/ verb

In Latin: scrībō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about write at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
To compose and send written information (to).
Please write to me when you get there.

noun

The act or style of writing.
The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?

Origin

From Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).

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