Definition von „write“ auf Englisch

verb

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.

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

   • My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.

3. (transitive) To send written information to.

   • (UK) Please write to me when you get there.
   • (US) Please write me when you get there.

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

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

5. (ditransitive with relative clause) To convey a fact to someone via writing.

   • Jimmy wrote me that he needs more money.

6. (intransitive) To be an author.

   • I write for a living.

7. (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

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

8. (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.

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

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

   • truth written on the heart

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

11. (finance) To sell (an option or other derivative).

12. (chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy) To paint a religious icon or a pysanka egg.

noun

1. The act or style of writing.

2. (computing) The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

   • How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?