write

1. (ambitransitive)To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

   The pupil wrote his name on the paper.

   Your son has been writing on the wall.

   schreiben, schriibe

   писа́тьpisátʹ, написа́тьnapisátʹ

   писа́тиpysáty, написа́тиnapysáty

   mark or trace words or symbols on a surface

2. (transitive)To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).

   My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.

3. (intransitive)To compose and send written information (to).

   Please write to me when you get there.

   Please write me when you get there.

4. (ditransitive)To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.

   Please write me a letter. Please write a letter to me.

   schreiben

   писатьpisatʹ, написа́тьnapisátʹ

5. To compose and send (written information or a written message, e.g. a letter) to.

   (ditransitive)To convey a fact to someone via writing.

   Jimmy wrote me that he needs more money.

   contact in writing

6. (transitive)To show (information, etc) in written form.

   The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.

7. (intransitive)To be an author.

   I write for a living.

   schreiben, texten, dichten

   писатьpisatʹ, написа́тьnapisátʹ, писатьpisatʹ

8. (intransitive)To record data mechanically or electronically.

   The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.

   brennen, schreiben, beschreiben

   запи́сыватьzapísyvatʹ, записа́тьzapisátʹ

   record data on a computer

9. (Canada, South Africa, transitive, usually)To fill in, to complete using words.

   I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.

10. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

    truth written on the heart

11. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.

12. To sell (an option or other derivative).

1. It is written in simple English.

   Це пишеться простою англійською.

   deEs ist in einfachem Englisch geschrieben.

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2. Give me something to write with.

   Дай мені щось, чим писати.

   ruДай мне что-нибудь, чем писать.

   deBitte leih mir was zu schreiben.

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3. Give me something to write on.

   Дай мені щось, на чому можна було би писати.

   ruДай мне что-нибудь, на чём можно писать.

   deGib mir etwas, worauf ich schreiben kann.

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4. Who was the book written by?

   Хто написав цю книжку?

   ruКем была написана эта книга?

   deVon wem wurde das Buch geschrieben?

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5. I will write to you soon.

   Я тобі скоро напишу.

   ruЯ тебе скоро напишу.

   deIch werde dir bald schreiben.

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irregular · Lesson

• write upзаписати, записуватиTo produce by writing.
• write offзаписати, записуватиTo reduce the book value of (an asset) to zero.
• write outрізати, рубатиTo write at full length or in expanded form.
• write downзаписати, записуватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
• write inTo write a letter to, e.g. a publication.
• write overTo save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite.