write up
To produce by writingTo produce by writing.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To produce by writing.
The supervisor wrote up the personnel report about him.
(transitive)To document officially the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.
Near-synonym: cite
His supervisor wrote him up after their last argument.
(transitive)To write about positively; to praise in writing.
Near-synonym: talk up
The paper wrote up the team's prospects.
bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation
(transitive)To make an upward adjustment in the value of an asset.
The company decided to write up its property assets after an independent appraisal showed their market value had increased significantly.
(transitive)To annotate a stamp album page with details about the stamp, such as die used or colour variety.
She carefully wrote up each stamp in her collection, noting the Scott catalog number, perforation gauge, and printing plate variety.
(transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, up.
I can't write up in the attic; it's too cold there in the winter and too hot there in the summer.
Examples
9 sentencesWrite it up.
Запишіть це. — lingvokrolik
deSchreib es auf. — Adelpa
How do you suggest I write up this report?
Write up the daily report today!
Напиши сьогодні свій щоденний звіт! — deniko
It is better to write out numbers up to and including ten.
ruЧислительные до 10 включительно лучше писать прописью. — odexed
It is better to write out numbers up to ten, inclusive.
ruЧислительные до 10 включительно лучше писать прописью. — odexed
Translations
1 languagesForms
writes up, writing up, wrote up, written up| Base form | write up · to write up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | writes up |
| Present participle | writing up |
| Past simple | wrote up |
| Past participle | written up |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- 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.
Synonyms
6 synonyms- put into writing; write in complete form:write out
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb