Written Meaning and Definition

Word: Written

How to pronounce: rɪtn

How to pronounce: raɪt

Verb

Definitions:

1. Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.

Example sentences: "He wrote his name on the paper"

2. Compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone.

Example sentences: "I wrote a letter to Alison"

3. Compose (a text or work) for written or printed reproduction or publication; put into literary form and set down in writing.

Example sentences: "She wrote a bestselling novel"

4. Enter (data) into an electronic or magnetic storage device, or into a particular location in a computer’s file system.

Example sentences: "Files can be read and written directly into the file system"

5. Underwrite (an insurance policy).

Example sentences: "The doctors found that no established insurer would write them a policy - at any price."

Synonyms:

writing

in writing

scripted

Synonyms:

write down

inscribe

compose

jot

spell

mark

scribble

scrawl

publish

post

pen

author

save

store

display

indicate

Antonyms:

oral

verbal

unwritten

enter

bring

ascribe

bring in

go in

Derivations:

writing

writer

writ

writable

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Written in Other Languages...

Spanish: Escribir

German: Geschrieben

French: écrire

Italian: Scrivere

Turkish: Yazılı