OTHER WORDS FROM written
half-writ·ten, adjective pre·writ·ten, adjective self-writ·ten, adjective well-writ·ten, adjectiveWords nearby written
writing hand,
writing on the wall,
writing paper,
writing table,
writings,
written,
written law,
wrns,
wrnt,
wrnt.,
wrocław
Definition for written (2 of 2)
write
[ rahyt ]
/ raɪt /
verb (used with object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; writ·ten or (Archaic) writ; writ·ing.
verb (used without object), wrote or (Archaic) writ; writ·ten or (Archaic) writ; writ·ing.
Verb Phrases
Origin of write
before 900; Middle English
writen, Old English
wrītan; cognate with Old Saxon
wrītan to cut, write, German
reissen to tear, draw, Old Norse
rīta to score, write
OTHER WORDS FROM write
mis·write, verb (used with object), mis·wrote, mis·writ·ten, mis·writ·ing.Example sentences from the Web for written
British Dictionary definitions for written (1 of 2)
written
/ (ˈrɪtən) /
verb
the past participle of write
adjective
taken down in writing; transcribed
written evidence; the written word Compare spoken (def. 2)
British Dictionary definitions for written (2 of 2)
write
/ (raɪt) /
verb writes, writing, wrote or written
Derived forms of write
writable, adjectiveWord Origin for write
Old English
wrītan (originally: to scratch runes into bark); related to Old Frisian
wrīta, Old Norse
rīta, Old High German
rīzan (German
reissen to tear)
Idioms and Phrases with written
write