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a) To write about positively.
The paper wrote up the teams prospects.
b) To document the faults of.His supervisor wrote him up after their last argument.
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write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
write — [ raıt ] (past tense wrote [ rout ] ; past participle writ|ten [ rıtn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create story/letter etc. ▸ 2 make words etc. with pen ▸ 3 create formal document ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 spell a word ▸ 6 when pen works ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
write — (rīt) v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt’n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v. tr. 1. a) To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen. b) … Word Histories
write — [rīt] vt. wrote, written, writing [ME writen < OE writan, to scratch, engrave, write, akin to Ger reissen, to tear < IE base * wer , to tear off, scratch > Gr rhinē, a rasp] 1. a) to form or inscribe (words, letters, symbols, etc.) on a… … English World dictionary
Write — Эта статья об утилите Unix; о текстовом редакторе компании Microsoft, см.: Windows Write write unix утилита, позволяющая отправить сообщение другому пользователю, который имеет сессию в этой же системе. В отличие от утилиты talk, переписка… … Википедия
Write — Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to rend, G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
write — (v.) O.E. writan to score, outline, draw the figure of, later to set down in writing (class I strong verb; past tense wrat, pp. writen), from P.Gmc. *writanan tear, scratch (Cf. O.Fris. writa to write, O.S. writan to tear, scratch, write, O.N.… … Etymology dictionary
write-up — ˈwrite up noun 1. [countable, uncountable] ACCOUNTING when the value of an asset is increased: • The company had expected a total asset write up of about A$1 billion. 2. [countable] a written opinion about a new product, book etc: • Their PC had… … Financial and business terms
write-in — write ins N COUNT: also N n In the US, a write in is a vote that you make by writing the candidate s name on the ballot paper. When Republican write ins were included, Johnson s margin of victory was only 230 votes... The state does not permit… … English dictionary
Write — Write, v. i. 1. To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So it stead you, I will write, Please you command. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
write up — vt: to increase the book value of (an asset) write–up / rīt ˌəp/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. write up … Law dictionary
