English Explanatory Dictionary

write down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see write, down.
  2. To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something.
  3. To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
  4. To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
  5. To condemn in writing; to document the faults, offenses, or wrongdoing of.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-write down.wav

Word forms

write down writes down writing down wrote down written down

Synonyms

write up record transcribe document log inscripturate devalue

Antonyms

write up

Derived words

write-down writedown

Translations

Belarusian: запі́сваць Belarusian: запіса́ць Bulgarian: запи́свам Bulgarian: запи́ша Chinese Mandarin: 寫下來 /写下来 Chinese Mandarin: 寫下 /写下 Dutch: opschrijven Dutch: neerschrijven Dutch: noteren Esperanto: noti Finnish: kirjoittaa ylös Finnish: kirjoittaa muistiin Finnish: merkitä muistiin French: noter French: écrire German: aufschreiben German: uufschriibe Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Hebrew: רָשַׁם Hungarian: leír Italian: sottoscrivere Italian: annotare Japanese: 書き留める Japanese: 記す Kalmyk: бичҗ авх Korean: 적다 Korean: 적어 두다 Korean: 적어 놓다 Norwegian: skrive ned Polish: zapisywać Polish: zapisać Portuguese: anotar Romanian: scrie Romanian: nota Russian: запи́сывать Russian: записа́ть Russian: регистри́ровать Russian: зарегистри́ровать Spanish: apuntar Spanish: anotar Swedish: anteckna Swedish: skriva ned Swedish: skriva ner Ukrainian: запи́сувати Ukrainian: записа́ти Vietnamese: viết ra Vietnamese: ghi xuống Yiddish: פֿאַרצייכענען
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