write: translation
verb
1 form letters and words on paper
ADVERB
▪ clearly, neatly
▪ Children must learn to write neatly.
▪ busily
▪ She was busily writing in a notebook.
▪ down, out
▪ I'd better write this down, otherwise I'll forget it.
VERB + WRITE
▪ learn to
▪ teach sb to
▪ be able to, can, know how to
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪ The words were written in black ink.
▪ on
▪ He wrote a list on the back of an old envelope.
▪ with
▪ I write with an old fashioned pen.
2 produce a piece of writing
ADVERB
▪ beautifully, eloquently, well
▪ badly, poorly
▪ clearly
▪ the ability to write clearly in plain English
▪ at length, extensively
▪ He has written extensively on the subject.
▪ frequently, regularly
▪ an art critic who writes regularly in the French daily ‘Le Figaro’
▪ anonymously
▪ specifically
▪ The role was written specifically for Rita Hayworth.
▪ back
▪ She wrote back to him the next day.
VERB + WRITE
▪ commission sb to
▪ He has been commissioned to write a history of the town.
▪ inspire sb to, prompt sb to
▪ She was inspired to write the poem by a visit to the cathedral.
▪ set out to
▪ He set out to write a short book on taxation.
▪ go on to
▪ After ‘Tom Sawyer’, Twain went on to write several other classic books.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪ a journalist who writes about problems in the developing world
▪ for
▪ She writes for ‘The New York Times’.
▪ from
▪ history written from the perspective of the losers
▪ in
▪ He wrote in his journal.
▪ into
▪ He had an extra clause written into his contract.
▪ of
▪ She wrote of her life in Africa.
▪ on
▪ He writes on political issues.
▪ to
▪ He wrote to the editor of the newspaper.
▪ under
▪ Her novel was written under the pseudonym Currer Bell.
▪ with
▪ Doris writes with verve and wit.
Write is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑author, ↑composer, ↑correspondent, ↑journalist, ↑musician, ↑novelist, ↑pen, ↑poet, ↑programmer, ↑viewer, ↑writer
Write is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ballet, ↑account, ↑address, ↑answer, ↑application, ↑article, ↑assignment, ↑autobiography, ↑bill, ↑biography, ↑blog, ↑book, ↑brief, ↑card, ↑chapter, ↑cheque, ↑code, ↑column, ↑comment, ↑commentary, ↑composition, ↑concerto, ↑confession, ↑Congressman, Congresswoman, ↑constitution, ↑contract, ↑copy, ↑curriculum vitae, ↑dictionary, ↑dissertation, ↑document, ↑draft, ↑drama, ↑editorial, ↑email, ↑encyclopedia, ↑ending, ↑entry, ↑epitaph, ↑equation, ↑essay, ↑feature, ↑fiction, ↑follow-up, ↑gag, ↑graffiti, ↑guide, ↑headline, ↑history, ↑initial, ↑introduction, ↑journal, ↑law, ↑lecture, ↑letter, ↑literature, ↑lyrics, ↑manifesto, ↑manual, ↑manuscript, ↑melody, ↑memo, ↑memoir, ↑memorandum, ↑message, ↑movie, ↑music, ↑name, ↑narrative, ↑note, ↑novel, ↑number, ↑obituary, ↑opera, ↑outline, ↑page, ↑pamphlet, ↑paper, ↑paragraph, ↑parody, ↑passage, ↑petition, ↑piece, ↑poem, ↑poetry, ↑portrait, ↑post, ↑postcard, ↑posting, ↑prescription, ↑profile, ↑program, ↑proposal, ↑prose, ↑résumé, ↑receipt, ↑record, ↑reference, ↑reply, ↑report, ↑review, ↑rule, ↑scene, ↑score, ↑script, ↑sentence, ↑sequel, ↑signature, ↑sketch, ↑slogan, ↑software, ↑song, ↑specification, ↑speech, ↑story, ↑summary, ↑syllabus, ↑symphony, ↑tale, ↑text, ↑thesis, ↑thriller, ↑track, ↑tragedy, ↑tribute, ↑tune, ↑update, ↑verse, ↑virus, ↑volume, ↑will, ↑word, ↑work