to write books

  • 1write — [rīt] vt. wrote, written, writing [ME writen < OE writan, to scratch, engrave, write, akin to Ger reissen, to tear < IE base * wer , to tear off, scratch > Gr rhinē, a rasp] 1. a) to form or inscribe (words, letters, symbols, etc.) on a… …

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  • 2write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ …

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  • 3write — [ raıt ] (past tense wrote [ rout ] ; past participle writ|ten [ rıtn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 create story/letter etc. ▸ 2 make words etc. with pen ▸ 3 create formal document ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 spell a word ▸ 6 when pen works ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …

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  • 4write — (rīt) v. wrote (rōt), writ·ten (rĭt’n) also writ (rĭt), writ·ing, writes v. tr. 1. a) To form (letters, words, or symbols) on a surface such as paper with an instrument such as a pen. b) …

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  • 5write off — vt 1: to eliminate (an asset) from the books: enter as a loss or expense write off a bad loan 2: to use as a deduction in calculating taxable income write off the cost as a business expense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary o …

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  • 6Write — Write, v. i. 1. To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by written signs. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So it stead you, I will write, Please you command. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 7Write About Love — Album par Belle and Sebastian Sortie 2010 Genre Pop Label Rough Trade Records Albums de …

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  • 8write–off — / rīt ˌȯf/ n 1: the elimination of an asset or amount due from the books 2: tax write off Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 9write — /raIt/ verb past tense wrote past participle written / rItn/ 1 BOOK/ARTICLE ETC a) (I, T) to produce a new book, poem song etc: I can t come with you I have an essay to write. | a concerto written by Mozart | write about (=describe something):… …

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  • 10write */*/*/ — UK [raɪt] / US verb Word forms write : present tense I/you/we/they write he/she/it writes present participle writing past tense wrote UK [rəʊt] / US [roʊt] past participle written UK [ˈrɪt(ə)n] / US 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to use a pen to …

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