write down (verb)
51put down for — PHRASAL VERB If you put someone down for something, you write down their name and the fact that they are going to do, give, or buy that thing. [V n P P n] Put her down for a yes vote …
52put down — I attribute; inscribe, write down; slang, suppress, smash; slang, snub. See attribution, writing, restraint, contempt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. silence, repress, crush; see defeat 1 , 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To bring to an end forcibly …
53jot down — verb write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑jot • Derivationally related forms: ↑jot (for: ↑jot), ↑jotter (for: ↑ …
54set down — verb a) To write I set down this account so others may benefit from my experience. b) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying …
55mark down — verb a) To reduce the price of. The writing is good, but I had to mark you down for failing to cite references. b) To write a memorandum about …
56save down — verb To write a computer file to disk …
57Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
58Auxiliary verb — In linguistics, an auxiliary verb is a verb that gives further semantic or syntactic information about a main or full verb. In English, the extra meaning provided by an auxiliary verb alters the basic meaning of the main verb to make it have one… …
59put down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there. [V n P in/on n] Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date... [V P that] We ve put down on our staff development… …
60mark down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you mark something down, you write it down. [V n P] I tend to forget things unless I mark them down... [V P n (not pron)] As he marks down the prices, he stops now and then to pack things into a large bag. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… …
