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Write your name at the top of the page.
What does Write mean?
Write means to make words or sentences that others can read.
Dictionary definition
To write is to form letters or symbols, put ideas into words, create a written work or music, communicate in writing, or store information on a computer device.
Example sentences
Write in a sentence
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We will write a story about a tiny dragon.
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Good writers revise when they want their ideas to sound clear.
Writing practice
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Commonly confused words
Right, write, or rite?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Right
Correct; also the direction opposite left.
In a sentence You chose the right answer.
Write
To form letters or words.
In a sentence I write in my journal.
Rite
A ceremony or customary act.
In a sentence The ceremony included a traditional rite.
Spot the difference Right can mean correct or a direction. Write means form words. Rite means a ceremony or customary act.
Which word fits?
Choose right, write, or rite for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Check whether your answer is ___ or wrong.
Check answer 1
right — Right contrasts with wrong here.
2Please ___ a title at the top of the page.
Check answer 2
write — The sentence asks someone to form words.
3The community performed an old ___ during the ceremony.
Check answer 3
rite — The sentence names a ceremonial act.
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Practice the meaning of Write
Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.
Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does write mean?
The correct meaning is: Write means to make words or sentences that others can read.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to write?
Compose is close in meaning to write in this context.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses write to mean compose?
Here write means to compose or create a written work.
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Write
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WordWrite.
Partverb.
MeaningWrite means to make words or sentences that others can read.
ExampleExample: Write your name at the top of the page.
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Synonyms
Words like Write
Antonym review
Does Write have an opposite?
Write has no direct general antonym. Read is a complementary literacy activity, while erase reverses only some physical writing.
Synonym practice
Want to practice write synonyms in context? Try a Synonym Search question like "Please write your answer neatly," then compare close word choices. Practice write synonyms.
Word family
Write word family
Base word
write
verb
writes
Makes words or sentences now or often.
verb
wrote
Made words or sentences in the past.
adjective
written
Put into writing.
noun
writing
The act or result of using written words.
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Student support
Understand Write
Hint for students
Write means to make words or sentences that others can read.
Common mix-up
Write is broader than handwriting. People can type, compose music, send written messages, and write computer data.
Try it in class or at home
Write one sentence that shows write without using the word write. Then underline clue words that show to make words or sentences that others can read. Example: We will write a story about a tiny dragon. Clue words: will, story, tiny, dragon Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show to make words or sentences that others can read?
Teacher prompt
Compare writing a name, writing a story, writing music, and a computer writing a file. What is being created or recorded in each use?
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