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to write
01
to make letters, words, or numbers on a surface, usually on a piece of paper, with a pen or pencil
Transitive: to write sth | to write sth on a paper or surface
1.1
(of a pen or pencil) to function properly or in way that is mentioned
1.2
to know how to use a pen, pencil, etc. to mark coherent or readable words or letters
02
to compose a written message and send it to someone as a letter or email
Transitive: to write to sb
Intransitive
2.1
to put the information that is required in the appropriate places on a form
03
to produce or compose a piece of literary work or a text to be published or reproduced
Transitive: to write a literary or scholarly work
3.1
to compose a musical piece
3.2
to state or declare the words or the information mentioned, especially in a book
04
(computing) to enter data into a computer or disk
Transitive: to write data to a computer or disk
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Example
Can you write your address on this form?
He quickly wrote the important phone number.
They grabbed a marker to write a message on the whiteboard.
He used a crayon to write his name on the art project.
During the language class, the teacher wrote new vocabulary on the whiteboard.
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