The meaning of Writing

Writing – definition

noun
The activity or skill of writing.
Usage examples:
Parents want schools to concentrate on reading, writing, and arithmetic
noun
The activity or occupation of composing text for publication.
Usage examples:
She made a decent living from writing

verb
Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
Usage examples:
He wrote his name on the paper
Synonims:
Put in writing Write down Put down Put in black and white Commit to paper Jot down Note Note down Make a note of Set down Take down Mark down Record Register Log List Make a list of Inscribe
verb
Compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone.
Usage examples:
I wrote a letter to alison
Synonims:
Correspond Write a letter Communicate Get in touch Keep in touch Keep in contact Drop someone a line Drop someone a note
verb
Compose (a text or work) for written or printed reproduction or publication; put into literary form and set down in writing.
Usage examples:
She wrote a bestselling novel
Synonims:
Compose Draft Create Invent Think up Draw up Formulate Compile Put together Pen Dash off Produce
verb
Enter (data) into an electronic or magnetic storage device, or into a particular location in a computer’s file system.
Usage examples:
Files can be read and written directly into the file system
verb
Underwrite (an insurance policy).

noun
A person’s style of forming letters and words with a pen or pencil, or something written
Usage examples:
Do you recognize the writing on the envelope?, there was writing in the margins of many pages in th…

Writing translation into English

Writing: translate from English into Chinese

写作, 文字, 著述, 文, 作, 籀, 翰, 墨迹

Writing: translate from English into Dutch

Schrijven, Schrijf-, Schrift, Geschrift, Handschrift, Schrijfwerk, Schriftuur, Stijl

Writing: translate from English into French

L'écriture, Écriture, Rédaction, Œuvres, Orthographe, Message, Contrat, Traçage, Titre, Pièce musicale

Writing: translate from English into German

Schreiben, Schreibe, Schrift, Abfassung, Beschriftung, Schriftstellerei, Inschrift, Schreiberei

Writing: translate from English into Hindi

लिख रहे हैं, लेखन, लेख, लिखाई

Writing: translate from English into Italian

Scrivere, Scrittura, Scritto, Grafia, Calligrafia, Documento

Writing: translate from English into Korean

글쓰기, 쓰기, 집필, 문서, 저술, 저작, 문장, 필적, 쓴것, 글을 쓰기

Writing: translate from English into Russian

Пишу, Письменный, Письмо, Документ, Для письма, Письменность, Почерк, Писание, Стиль, Писчий, Литературное произведение, Манера письма, Форма

Writing: translate from English into Spanish

Escritura, Escrito, Pluma

Word origin

Old English wrītan ‘score, form (letters) by carving, write’, of Germanic origin; related to German reissen ‘sketch, drag’.

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Writing – similar words

write

verb
Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.
Usage examples:
He wrote his name on the paper

Name the letters that comprise the accepted form of

verb
To create something for other people to read or use, such as a book, poem, letter, or piece of music
Usage examples:
[ t ] to write a poem/a story/a textbook, [ t ] they wrote some of the best songs of the 70s., [ t …

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Writing synonims

communicate

verb
Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
Usage examples:
The prisoner was forbidden to communicate with his family

verb
Transfer to another

verb
To give messages or information to others through speech, writing, body movements, or signals
Usage examples:
[ t ] she said we should communicate our requests in writing rather than over the telephone., [ i ]…

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compile

verb
Produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources.
Usage examples:
The local authority must compile a list of the names and addresses of taxpayers

verb
Get or gather together

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compose

verb
Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).
Usage examples:
He composed the first violin sonata four years earlier

verb
Form the substance of

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correspond

verb
Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.
Usage examples:
The carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of edgcote house

verb
To be similar or the same in some way
Usage examples:
Her version of that meeting does not correspond with what i remember (= i remember it differently).…

verb
To communicate with someone by letter or email
Usage examples:
Correspond with sb there has been some problem in the way insurers are corresponding with customers…

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create

verb
Bring (something) into existence.
Usage examples:
He created a thirty-acre lake

verb
Bring into existence

verb
To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative
Usage examples:
He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

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dash off

phrasal verb
Write down hastily

phrasal verb
To write something quickly, putting little effort into it
Usage examples:
She dashed the letter off in five minutes.

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draft

noun
A preliminary version of a piece of writing.
Usage examples:
The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb
Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).
Usage examples:
I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective
Us spelling of draught (noun).

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formulate

verb
Create or prepare methodically.
Usage examples:
The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb
Prepare according to instructions

verb
To create something, esp. by putting together different parts
Usage examples:
The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

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inscribe

verb
Write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.
Usage examples:
His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy

verb
To write words in a book or cut words onto the surface of an object
Usage examples:
She inscribed the book, "to my number-one fan.", wind and rain wore away the inscriptions on the gr…

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invent

verb
Create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.
Usage examples:
He invented an improved form of the steam engine

verb
Come up with after a mental effort

verb
To design or create something that did not exist before
Usage examples:
Gutenberg invented movable type in the 15th century., i don’t know what i really saw and what i’ve …

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list

noun
A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.
Usage examples:
Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb
Make a list of.
Usage examples:
I have listed four reasons below

noun
An instance of a ship listing to one side.
Usage examples:
The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

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log

noun
A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.
Usage examples:
She tripped over a fallen log

verb
Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.
Usage examples:
The incident has to be logged

noun
Short for logarithm.
Usage examples:
Log values

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note

noun
A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.
Usage examples:
I'll make a note in my diary

verb
Notice or pay particular attention to (something).
Usage examples:
He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

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pen

noun
An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.
Usage examples:
These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb
Write or compose.
Usage examples:
Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb
Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.
Usage examples:
It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

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produce

verb
Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
Usage examples:
The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun
Agricultural and other natural products collectively.
Usage examples:
Dairy produce

verb
Bring forth or yield

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put down

collocation
Put in a horizontal position

phrasal verb
Stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.
Usage examples:
Harry put down his cup

phrasal verb
Record something in writing.
Usage examples:
He's putting a few thoughts down on paper

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record

noun
A thing constituting a piece of evidence about the past, especially an account kept in writing or some other permanent form.
Usage examples:
You should keep a written record

verb
Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.
Usage examples:
They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

verb
Anything providing permanent evidence about past events

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register

noun
An official list or record of names or items.
Usage examples:
A membership register

verb
Short for cash register.

verb
To record someone’s name or ownership of property on an official list
Usage examples:
[ t ] i registered the car in my name., [ + to infinitive ] voters have until february 16 to regist…

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take down

phrasal verb
Move something or somebody to a lower position

phrasal verb
To remove something that was previously put up or put in place
Usage examples:
It must be time to take down the holiday decorations., the indiana pacers took down cleveland, 80–7…

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