write – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to write
Participle: written
Gerund: writing

Cognates

See the 4 cognates of write

Indicative

Present

I	write
you	write
he;she;it	writes
we	write
you	write
they	write

Perfect

I	have written; wrote; writ
you	have written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	has written; wrote; writ
we	have written; wrote; writ
you	have written; wrote; writ
they	have written; wrote; writ

Past

I	wrote
you	wrote
he;she;it	wrote
we	wrote
you	wrote
they	wrote

Pluperfect

I	had written; wrote; writ
you	had written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	had written; wrote; writ
we	had written; wrote; writ
you	had written; wrote; writ
they	had written; wrote; writ

Future

I	will write
you	will write
he;she;it	will write
we	will write
you	will write
they	will write

Future Perfect

I	will have written; wrote; writ
you	will have written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	will have written; wrote; writ
we	will have written; wrote; writ
you	will have written; wrote; writ
they	will have written; wrote; writ

Subjunctive

Present

I	write
you	write
he;she;it	write
we	write
you	write
they	write

Perfect

I	have written; wrote; writ
you	have written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	have written; wrote; writ
we	have written; wrote; writ
you	have written; wrote; writ
they	have written; wrote; writ

Imperfect

I	wrote
you	wrote
he;she;it	wrote
we	wrote
you	wrote
they	wrote

Pluperfect

I	had written; wrote; writ
you	had written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	had written; wrote; writ
we	had written; wrote; writ
you	had written; wrote; writ
they	had written; wrote; writ

Conditional

Present

I	would write
you	would write
he;she;it	would write
we	would write
you	would write
they	would write

Perfect

I	would have written; wrote; writ
you	would have written; wrote; writ
he;she;it	would have written; wrote; writ
we	would have written; wrote; writ
you	would have written; wrote; writ
they	would have written; wrote; writ

Imperative

you	write
we	Let's write
you	write

Indicative

Present

I	am writing
you	are writing
he;she;it	is writing
we	are writing
you	are writing
they	are writing

Perfect

I	have been writing
you	have been writing
he;she;it	has been writing
we	have been writing
you	have been writing
they	have been writing

Past

I	was writing
you	were writing
he;she;it	was writing
we	were writing
you	were writing
they	were writing

Pluperfect

I	had been writing
you	had been writing
he;she;it	had been writing
we	had been writing
you	had been writing
they	had been writing

Future

I	will be writing
you	will be writing
he;she;it	will be writing
we	will be writing
you	will be writing
they	will be writing

Future Perfect

I	will have been writing
you	will have been writing
he;she;it	will have been writing
we	will have been writing
you	will have been writing
they	will have been writing

Conditional

Present

I	would be writing
you	would be writing
he;she;it	would be writing
we	would be writing
you	would be writing
they	would be writing

Perfect

I	would have been writing
you	would have been writing
he;she;it	would have been writing
we	would have been writing
you	would have been writing
they	would have been writing

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

Phrasal Verbs

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)

write – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of write

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'write'

Verbs similar to 'write'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "write"

Sample Sentences