Word

write, v.
(writes, writing, written, wrote)
freq. cnt. 301

produce a literary work
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 119 freq. cnt.: 112 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

compose indite pen write

sample sentences

"She composed a poem"
"He wrote four novels"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Sam and Sue %s the movie

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?
They will %s the duet

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

writing writer

also see

write out

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

composition

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

penning pen

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

writing, authorship, composition, penning

hyponym

draw lyric write of, write about, write on profile paragraph paragraph write off dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off rewrite write copy dramatize, dramatise, adopt draft, outline verse, versify, poetize, poetise author annotate, footnote cite, reference write out, write up script

hypernym

create verbally

entailment

spell, write

communicate or express by writing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 94 freq. cnt.: 94

write

sample sentences

"He wrote about his great love for his wife"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s them the information
They %s the information to them

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

writing writer

semantic pointers

hypernym

communicate, intercommunicate

verb group

write, drop a line

hyponym

write in style apostrophize, apostrophise rewrite sign, subscribe type, typewrite handwrite jot down, jot scribble, scrabble write down, set down, get down, put down make out, issue, cut, write out write up

communicate (with) in writing
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15

drop a line write

sample sentences

"Write her soon, please!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s to somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

writer

semantic pointers

verb group

write

hypernym

correspond

write music
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5

compose write

sample sentences

"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Did he %s his major works over a short period of time?

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

composition composing composition composer

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

music

hypernym

make, create

hyponym

counterpoint set to music set, arrange score melodize, melodise harmonize, harmonise instrument, instrumentate

mark or trace on a surface
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

write

sample sentences

"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
"Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

writer

semantic pointers

hyponym

dot stenograph calligraph cross superscribe superscribe capitalize, capitalise letter print scrawl, scribble copy print, impress

hypernym

draw, trace, describe, line, delineate

record data on a computer
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

save write

sample sentences

"boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

computer science, computing

hypernym

record, tape

hyponym

overwrite

write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

spell write