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write

/ɹaɪt/

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noun

The act or style of writing.

Examples :

"Her elegant write, characterized by flowing prose and precise vocabulary, earned her high praise in her English class. "

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noun

The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

Examples :

"How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?"

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To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Examples :

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

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To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).

Examples :

"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."

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To send written information to.

Examples :

"(UK) Please write to me when you get there."

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To show (information, etc) in written form.

Examples :

"The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus."

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To be an author.

Examples :

"I write for a living."

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(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

Examples :

"The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it."

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(of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.

Examples :

"I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test."

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To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

Examples :

"truth written on the heart"

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To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.

Examples :

"To prove his good attendance, John wrote a letter to the school, stating his reasons for missing several days of class. "

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verb

To sell (an option or other derivative).

Examples :

"The company wrote several options contracts to hedge against potential price fluctuations. "

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