write – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of write

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to write sth in
Participle: written sth in
Gerund: writing sth in

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of write

Indicative

Present

Iwrite sth in
youwrite sth in
he;she;itwrites sth in
wewrite sth in
youwrite sth in
theywrite sth in

Perfect

Ihave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;ithas written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wehave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theyhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Past

Iwrote sth in
youwrote sth in
he;she;itwrote sth in
wewrote sth in
youwrote sth in
theywrote sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;ithad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wehad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theyhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Future

Iwill write sth in
youwill write sth in
he;she;itwill write sth in
wewill write sth in
youwill write sth in
theywill write sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youwill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;itwill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wewill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youwill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theywill have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Iwrite sth in
youwrite sth in
he;she;itwrite sth in
wewrite sth in
youwrite sth in
theywrite sth in

Perfect

Ihave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;ithave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wehave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theyhave written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Imperfect

Iwrote sth in
youwrote sth in
he;she;itwrote sth in
wewrote sth in
youwrote sth in
theywrote sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;ithad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wehad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theyhad written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould write sth in
youwould write sth in
he;she;itwould write sth in
wewould write sth in
youwould write sth in
theywould write sth in

Perfect

Iwould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youwould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
he;she;itwould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
wewould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
youwould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in
theywould have written sth in; wrote sth in; writ sth in

Imperative

youwrite sth in
weLet's write sth in
youwrite sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam writing sth in
youare writing sth in
he;she;itis writing sth in
weare writing sth in
youare writing sth in
theyare writing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been writing sth in
youhave been writing sth in
he;she;ithas been writing sth in
wehave been writing sth in
youhave been writing sth in
theyhave been writing sth in

Past

Iwas writing sth in
youwere writing sth in
he;she;itwas writing sth in
wewere writing sth in
youwere writing sth in
theywere writing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been writing sth in
youhad been writing sth in
he;she;ithad been writing sth in
wehad been writing sth in
youhad been writing sth in
theyhad been writing sth in

Future

Iwill be writing sth in
youwill be writing sth in
he;she;itwill be writing sth in
wewill be writing sth in
youwill be writing sth in
theywill be writing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been writing sth in
youwill have been writing sth in
he;she;itwill have been writing sth in
wewill have been writing sth in
youwill have been writing sth in
theywill have been writing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be writing sth in
youwould be writing sth in
he;she;itwould be writing sth in
wewould be writing sth in
youwould be writing sth in
theywould be writing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been writing sth in
youwould have been writing sth in
he;she;itwould have been writing sth in
wewould have been writing sth in
youwould have been writing sth in
theywould have been writing sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'write'

overwrite, rewrite, smite, typewrite, underwrite, write,

Verbs similar to 'write'

waite, white, wite, writhe, wrote, arise, bite, bribe, bride, brine,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

form letters, words or symbols in order to communicate
scribble
send (a letter) to
post
fill in, complete
sit
to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
handwrite
to compose text
pen
inscribe
engross, scrawl, scribe, sign, print, letter, indite
compose
draft, formulate, record

Antonyms

compose
discompose, disarrange, scatter, disperse

Additional Information

Etymology

1. O.E. writan "to score, outline, draw the figure of," later "to set down in writing" (class I strong verb; past tense wrat, pp. writen), from P.Gmc. *writanan "tear, scratch" (cf. O.Fris. writa "to write," O.S. writan "to tear, scratch, write," O.N. rita "write, scratch, outline," O.H.G. rizan "to write, scratch, tear," Ger. reißen "to tear, pull, tug, sketch, draw, design"), outside connections doubtful. Words for "write" in most I.E languages originally mean "carve, scratch, cut" (cf. L. scribere, Gk. grapho, Skt. rikh-); a few originally meant "paint" (cf. Goth. meljan, O.C.S. pisati, and most of the modern Slavic cognates).
"For men use to write an evill turne in marble stone, but a good turne in the dust." [More, 1513]
To write (something) off (1682) originally was from accounting; fig. sense is recorded from 1889. Write-in "unlisted candidate" is recorded from 1932.
2. From Middle English writen, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrītan, from Proto-Germanic *wrītaną (“to carve, write”), from Proto-Indo-European *wrey- (“to rip, tear”).
3. Cognate with West Frisian write (“to wear by rubbing, rip, tear”), Dutch wrijten (“to argue, quarrel”), Middle Low German wrîten (“to scratch, draw, write”) (> Low German wrieten, rieten (“to tear, split”)), German reißen (“to tear, rip”), Norwegian rita (“to rough-sketch, carve, write”), Swedish rita (“to draw, design, delineate, model”), Icelandic ríta, rita (“to inscribe, sketch, write”), German ritzen (“to carve, scratch”), Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to carve, engrave, dig”), Polish ryć (“to engrave, dig”), Czech rýt (“to engrave, dig”). See also rit and rat. See: Middle English 'writen', Proto-Germanic '*wrītaną', Dutch 'wrijten', Low Saxon 'wrieten', German, old spelling 'reißen', Swedish 'rita', Icelandic 'rita', German, old spelling 'ritzen', Proto-Slavic '*ryti', Polish 'ryć', Czech 'rýt'.

Verbs referencing "write"

German, old spelling reißen, Albanian shkruaj, Tok Pisin raitim.

Sample Sentences

  • She was seated in a little enclosure, made by school-desks and forms, writing her daily journal. But soon finishing this pursuit, she engaged in an animated conversation with a teacher who sat beside her. This was a favourite mistress with the poor pupil. If she could see [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I have extracted a few disjointed fragments of her history, from an account, written by that one man who has made her what she is. It is a very beautiful and touching narrative; and I wish I could present it entire. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘“ But wonderful as is the rapidity with which she writes her thoughts upon the air, still more so is the ease and accuracy with which she reads the words thus written by another; grasping their hands in hers, and following every movement of their [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘“ But wonderful as is the rapidity with which she writes her thoughts upon the air, still more so is the ease and accuracy with which she reads the words thus written by another; grasping their hands in hers, and following every movement of their fingers, as letter after letter conveys their meaning to her mind. It is in this way that she converses with her [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Such are a few fragments from the simple but most interesting and instructive history of Laura Bridgman. The name of her great benefactor and friend, who writes it, is Dr. Howe. There are not many persons, I hope and believe, who, after reading these passages, can ever hear that name with indifference. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I turned over the leaves of her Diary, and found it written in a fair legible square hand, and expressed in terms which were quite intelligible without any explanation. On my saying that I should like to see her write again, the teacher who sat beside her, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] thrice. In doing so, I observed that she kept her left hand always touching, and following up, her right, in which, of course, she held the pen. No line was indicated by any contrivance, but she wrote straight and freely. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Boston. I was much surprised at first, too, to observe that the counsel who interrogated the witness under examination at the time, did so sitting. But seeing that he was also occupied in writing down the answers, and remembering that he was alone and had no ‘junior, ’ I quickly consoled myself with the reflection that law was not quite so expensive an article here, as at home; and that the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the inquiry still further, and found that the Transcendentalists are followers of my friend Mr. Carlyle, or I should rather say, of a follower of his, Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson. This gentleman has written a volume of Essays, in which, among much that is dreamy and fanciful (if he will pardon me for saying so ), there is much more that is true and manly, honest and bold. Transcendentalism has its [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] Secondly, nearly all these young ladies subscribe to circulating libraries. Thirdly, they have got up among themselves a periodical called THE LOWELL OFFERING, ‘A repository of original articles, written exclusively by females actively employed in the mills,’—which is duly printed, published, and sold; and whereof I brought away from Lowell four hundred good solid pages, which I have read from [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • You know, Hemingway wrote, " The world breaks everyone, (The Crow)
  • [Claire] Dear friends, fifty years ago, I went to Juliet's house in Verona. I wrote her a letter and I asked her a question. (Letters to Juliet)
  • I thought that's what I wrote in the scratch, all these years. (This Is the Zodiac Speaking)
  • the kid had hit written all over him. (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)