write
/raɪt/verb
उच्चारण राइट
लिखना
Basic word
- 1
[I, T] ~ sth
to make letters or numbers on a surface, especially using a pen or a pencil; to produce something in written form
लिखना
- Write your name here.
- She wrote a book on grammar.
- Please write the date at the top of the page.
+ 3 more examples
- He writes with his left hand.
- Students must write their answers in blue or black ink.
- Radhika wrote a letter to her friend in Chennai.
¶Idioms 2
have sth written all over it
to show a particular quality or to be clearly connected with a particular person or thing
(किसी चीज़ में) साफ़ झलकना, साफ़ दिखाई देना
- The plan had disaster written all over it.
- This neat, careful project has Radhika written all over it.
write your own ticket
to be in a position to decide for yourself what you want to do, especially in your career
अपनी शर्तों पर काम चुनना, मनचाहा रास्ता चुन पाना
- With her skills and experience, she can write her own ticket.
- Top-rankers can almost write their own ticket when it comes to choosing a department.
→Phrasal verbs 6
write back (to sb)
to write a letter to somebody who has written to you
(पत्र का) जवाब लिखना
- I wrote to him but he never wrote back.
write sth down
to write something on paper so that you do not forget it
(भूलने से बचने के लिए) लिख लेना
- Write down the new words in your notebook.
write in (to sb/sth)
to write a letter to an organisation or a newspaper
(किसी संस्था या अख़बार को) पत्र लिखना
- Many readers wrote in to complain.
write sb/sth off
to decide that somebody or something is a failure or not important; to cancel a debt
(किसी को) नाकाम मान लेना; (क़र्ज़) माफ़ करना या बट्टे खाते में डालना
- Everyone had written him off, but he topped the exam.
- The bank wrote off the bad loans.
write sth out
to write something in full
(पूरा) लिखना
- Write out the answer in full sentences.
write sth up
to record something in writing in a full and complete form
(नोट्स आदि को) व्यवस्थित रूप में लिखना
- I need to write up my notes from the lecture.
?Which word?
Homophone: write, right, rite and wright (/raɪt/).
Homophone: write, right, rite और wright (/raɪt/)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms, asked very often: write, wrote, written ('I have written', not 'I have wrote').
Verb forms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: write, wrote, written ('I have written', 'I have wrote' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Write down (record), write off (accept something as lost), write up (write a full report).
Phrasal verbs: write down (लिख लेना), write off (खोया मान लेना), write up (पूरी रिपोर्ट लिखना)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who writes for another who takes the credit is a ghostwriter.
किसी और के लिए लिखने वाला जो श्रेय ले ghostwriter।