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5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'WRITE'

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We have definitions for 5 phrasal verbs with 'WRITE'

5 phrasal verbs with 'WRITE'

Write down

  1. Make notes
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I WROTE her mobile number DOWN on a scrap of paper and I've lost it.

Write in

  1. Send a letter to a TV station, etc.
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They asked viewers to WRITE IN with their opinions and suggestions.

Write off

  1. Destroy a car in an accident
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He WROTE the car OFF in an accident on the motorway.

Write out

  1. Write something completely
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I WROTE OUT my notes in full to help me remember them.

Write up

  1. Make complete written version
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I WROTE UP the report and submitted it.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To WRITE'

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