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Meaning Of Write
v. t.
To set down, as legible characters; to form the
conveyance of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable
instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to write
figures.
v. t.
To set down for reading; to express in legible or
intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a
bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to
communicate by letter.
v. t.
Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.
v. t.
To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth
written on the heart.
v. t.
To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's
own written testimony; -- often used reflexively.
v. i.
To form characters, letters, or figures, as
representative of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by
written signs.
v. i.
To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying,
or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he writes in one of
the public offices.
v. i.
To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written
words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books; to compose.