write
1. produce a literary work (Freq. 112)
- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
• Syn:
compose, pen, indite
• See Also:
write out
• Derivationally related forms:
pen (for: pen), penning (for: pen), composition (for: compose), writer, writing
• Topics:
writing, authorship, composition, penning
• Hypernyms:
create verbally
• Hyponyms:
draw, lyric, write on, write of, write about,
profile, paragraph, write off, dash off, scratch off, knock off,
toss off, fling off, rewrite, write copy, dramatize, dramatise,
adopt, draft, outline, verse, versify, poetize,
poetise, author, annotate, footnote, reference, cite,
write out, write up, script
• Verb Group:
publish
• Entailment:
spell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue write the movie
2. communicate or express by writing (Freq. 94)
- Please write to me every week
• Derivationally related forms:
writer, writing
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Hyponyms:
write in, style, apostrophize, apostrophise, rewrite,
sign, subscribe, type, typewrite, handwrite, jot down,
jot, scribble, scrabble, write down, set down, get down,
put down, write out, issue, make out, cut, write up
• Verb Group:
drop a line
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- They write them the information
- They write the information to them
3. have (one's written work) issued for publication (Freq. 33)
- How many books did Georges Simenon write?
- She published 25 books during her long career
• Syn:
publish
• Derivationally related forms:
writer, publication (for: publish)
• Hypernyms:
create verbally
• Verb Group:
compose, pen, indite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he write his major works over a short period of time?
4. communicate (with) in writing (Freq. 15)
- Write her soon, please!
• Syn:
drop a line
• Derivationally related forms:
writer
• Hypernyms:
correspond
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s to somebody
5. communicate by letter (Freq. 10)
- He wrote that he would be coming soon
• Derivationally related forms:
writer
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Verb Group:
drop a line
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
6. write music (Freq. 9)
- Beethoven composed nine symphonies
• Syn:
compose
• Derivationally related forms:
composition (for: compose), composer (for: compose), composing (for: compose)
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
counterpoint, set to music, arrange, set, score,
melodize, melodise, harmonize, harmonise, instrument, instrumentate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he write his major works over a short period of time?
7. mark or trace on a surface (Freq. 8)
- The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper
- Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet
• Derivationally related forms:
writer
• Hypernyms:
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
• Hyponyms:
dot, stenograph, calligraph, cross, superscribe,
capitalize, capitalise, letter, print, scribble, scrawl,
copy, impress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
8. record data on a computer (Freq. 4)
- boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk
• Syn:
save
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
record, tape
• Hyponyms:
overwrite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
9. write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word) (Freq. 1)
- He spelled the word wrong in this letter
• Syn:
spell
• Derivationally related forms:
spelling (for: spell)
• Hyponyms:
spell out, hyphenate, hyphen
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
10. create code, write a computer program
- She writes code faster than anybody else
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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