write someone a letter
1write — [ 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. )… …
2write back — ˌwrite ˈback [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they write back he/she/it writes back present participle writing back past tense …
3letter — let‧ter [ˈletə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: • Please sign the letter and mail it back within two weeks. alloˈcation ˌletter also alˈlotment ˌletter FINANCE a letter… …
4write — /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):… …
5write — [[t]ra͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ writes, writing, wrote, written 1) VERB When you write something on a surface, you use something such as a pen or pencil to produce words, letters, or numbers on the surface. [V n adv/prep] If you d like one, simply write your… …
6write — verb (past wrote; past participle written) 1》 mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. ↘have the ability to do this: he couldn t read or write. ↘fill out or complete in writing.… …
7letter */*/*/ — UK [ˈletə(r)] / US [ˈletər] noun [countable] Word forms letter : singular letter plural letters 1) a message that you write on a piece of paper and send to someone letter to: a letter to a friend get/receive a letter from someone: I get letters… …
8write */*/*/ — 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 …
9letter — let|ter1 [ letər ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of paper that you write a message on and send to someone: write a letter: Most of the soldiers wrote long letters home. send (someone) a letter: I sent them a letter complaining about it. get/receive …
10write off — verb 1. concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody (Freq. 2) write it off as a loss • Hypernyms: ↑admit, ↑acknowledge • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody …
