Meaning

6 senses

  1. (uncountable)Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.

    Schrift

    пи́сьменностьpísʹmennostʹ, письмо́pisʹmó

    писе́мністьpysémnistʹ, письмо́pysʹmó

    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

  2. (countable)Something written, such as a document, article or book.

    Schrift, Schriftstück

    писа́ниеpisánije, за́письzápisʹ, на́дписьnádpisʹ

    писа́нняpysánnja

  3. (uncountable)The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

    Schreiben, Schrift

    писа́ниеpisánije, письмо́pisʹmó

    письмо́pysʹmó, писа́нняpysánnja

  4. (countable)A work of an author.

    Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.

    Schrift, Arbeit, Werk

    произведе́ниеproizvedénije

    твірtvir

    (usually plural) the collected work of an author

  5. (countable)The style of writing of a person.

    I can't read your writing.

    по́черкpóčerk

    по́черкpóčerk

  6. (countable, uncountable)Intended for or used in writing.

    a writing table

    Schrift-

Examples

1732 sentences

  1. I'm now busy writing a book.

    Я зараз зайнятий написанням книжки. — deniko

    ruСейчас я занят написанием книги. — odexed

    deIch bin gerade damit beschäftigt, ein Buch zu schreiben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. He tried writing a short story.

    Він спробував написати коротке оповідання. — ascolto

    ruОн попытался написать короткий рассказ. — Lenin_1917

    deEr versuchte, eine Kurzgeschichte zu schreiben. — Wolf

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  3. She is writing a letter now.

    Вона зараз пише лист. — uaspeaker

    ruОна пишет сейчас письмо. — apuhtina

    deSie schreibt jetzt einen Brief. — MUIRIEL

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  4. Tom is writing a novel now.

    Том зараз пише роман. — deniko

    ruТом сейчас пишет роман. — marafon

    deTom schreibt gerade an einem Roman. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom has been writing a book.

    Том пише книжку. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
written letters or symbols:
something written:
work of an author:
style of writing:
Русский
By meaning 4
written letters or symbols:
something written:
work of an author:
style of writing:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
written letters or symbols:
something written:
process of representing a language:
work of an author:
made for or used in writing:

Origin

From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing

From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.

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Forms

plural: writings
Singularwriting
Pluralwritings

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
written letters or symbols that express some meaning:textA2
something written:documentB1manuscript
work of an author:workA1
the style of writing of a person:handA1handwritingB1
intended for or used in writing:alphabetB1characterA1scriptA2ideogramlogogrampictogramsyllabarywriting system
Close in meaning

Word family

46 related words
Relatedwrite
DerivedhandwritingB1automatic writingbookwritingbrainwritingcreative writingcyberwritinge-writingfanwritingfood writingfootwritingfreewritinggagwritinghymnwritinghyperwritingin writingkickwritingmajuscule writingmetawritingnewswritingnight writingnonwritingpatchwritingplaywritingprotowriting

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • finish writing
  • finish writing the
  • writing the report
  • writing a letter
  • to finish writing
  • is writing a
  • writing a book
  • writing this report
  • writing a novel
  • finish writing this
  • started writing
  • writing a report

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
writeA1writerA1writhewrongA1
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