written Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb produce a literary work
   write; pen; compose; indite.
   
   • She composed a poem
   • He wrote four novels
2. verb communicate or express by writing
   write.
   
   • Please write to me every week
3. verb have (one's written work) issued for publication
   write; publish.
   
   • How many books did Georges Simenon write?
   • She published 25 books during her long career
4. verb communicate (with) in writing
   write; drop a line.
   
   • Write her soon, please!
5. verb communicate by letter
   write.
   
   • He wrote that he would be coming soon
6. verb write music
   write; compose.
   
   • Beethoven composed nine symphonies
7. verb mark or trace on a surface
   write.
   
   • The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper
   • Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet
8. verb record data on a computer
   write; save.
   
   • boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk
9. verb write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
   write; spell.
   
   • He spelled the word wrong in this letter
10. verb create code, write a computer program
    write.
    
    • She writes code faster than anybody else
11. adjective set down in writing in any of various ways
    
    • written evidence
12. adjective systematically collected and written down
    
    • written laws
13. adjective written as for a film or play or broadcast
    scripted.
    

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