write (wrote)
11Write (Unix) — write can refer to several Unix commands. All known variations of write are used to write messages to another user. The most popular variation sends a message directly to another user s TTYUsageThe correct syntax for the write command is: write… …
12write back (to somebody) — ˌwrite ˈback (to sb) derived to write sb a letter replying to their letter Syn: ↑reply • I m afraid I never wrote back. • She wrote back saying that she couldn t come. Main entry: ↑ …
13write down — vt wrote down, writ·ten down, writ·ing down: to reduce the book value of (an asset) write down accounts receivable write–down / rīt ˌdau̇n/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
14Write — 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… …
15write off (something) — 1. to accept that a debt will not be paid. Last year the bank wrote off $17 million in bad loans. I ll probably never see the money I loaned my brother, so I guess I ll write it off. 2. to decide that something will not be successful. For a long… …
16write — ► VERB (past wrote; past part. written) 1) mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. 2) write and send (a letter) to someone. 3) compose (a text or work) in writing. 4) compose (a musical… …
17write in (to somebody) (for something) — ˌwrite ˈin (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write a letter to an organization or a company, for example to ask about sth or to express an opinion • I ll write in for more information. • She wrote in to the BBC to complain. Main entry:… …
18write in (to something) (for something) — ˌwrite ˈin (to sb/sth) (for sth) derived to write a letter to an organization or a company, for example to ask about sth or to express an opinion • I ll write in for more information. • She wrote in to the BBC to complain. Main entry:… …
19write someone off — write (someone/something) off to decide that someone or something is not important. Most critics wrote him off as a minor artist until he received that huge grant. Everyone had pretty much written off the team after they lost their tournament… …
20write something off — write (someone/something) off to decide that someone or something is not important. Most critics wrote him off as a minor artist until he received that huge grant. Everyone had pretty much written off the team after they lost their tournament… …
