The act or style of writing.
"Her unique handwriting is so distinctive that it instantly reveals her personal write on every letter she sends."
In plain English: A write is an old-fashioned word for a person who writes, though it is rarely used today.
"The letter was written in careful, legible handwriting."
mark or trace on a surface
"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"
"Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
"She carefully wrote her address on the return envelope so the post office could send it back."
In plain English: To write means to make marks on paper using a pen or pencil to create words or pictures.
"She will write her name on the guest book."
Usage: Use "write" when manually forming text with pen, pencil, or digital input rather than typing it out. It is often confused with "type," but writing implies the physical act of making marks while typing involves using a keyboard.
The word "write" comes from the Old English verb wrītan, which originally meant to carve. Its ultimate roots lie in a Proto-Indo-European term for tearing or ripping, suggesting an ancient connection between carving marks and writing them down.