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write

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/raɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rīt)

Inflections of 'write' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
writes
v 3rd person singular
writing
v pres p
wrote
v past
written
v past p
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Huvudsakliga översättningar
EngelskaSvenska
write [sth] vtr(form letters, inscribe)skriva vtr
 George can write his name already.
 George kan redan skriva sitt namn.
write [sth] vtr(author: a book, etc.)skriva vtr
 (skönlitteratur)författa vtr
 Elizabeth wants to write a book.
 Elisabeth vill skriva en bok.
write [sth] vtr(compose: a document, letter, etc.)skriva vtr
 (formell)författa vtr
 I wrote a long email and then deleted it.
write [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep(communicate in writing)skriva ngt till ngn vtr + prep
 I'm going to write a letter to my friend.
 Jag ska skriva ett brev till min vän.
write to [sb] vi + prep(send [sb] a letter, email)skriva till ngn vtr + prep
 I wrote to my MP to ask her to back my campaign.
write [sb] vtrUS (send [sb] a letter, email)skriva vtr
 Will you write me while you're in Spain?
write vi(form letters)skriva vitr
 Rachel is learning to write.
 Rachel lär sig att skriva.
write vi(to express thoughts in writing)skriva vitr
 When I want to get things clear in my head, I write.
 När jag vill organisera mina tankar, skriver jag.
write vi(write letters)skriva vitr
 I never have time to write.
 Jag har aldrig tid att skriva.
write vi(write professionally)skriva vitr
 (skönlitteratur)författa vitr
 Brian has always wanted to write.
 Brian har alltid velat skriva.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Ytterligare översättningar
EngelskaSvenska
write on [sth] vi + prep(inscribe [sth] on)skriva på ngt vtr partikel oskj
 He broke his leg and we wrote on his cast to wish him a speedy recovery.
write [sth] vtr(compose: music)komponera vtr
 (vardagligt)skriva musik vtr + s
 Andrew is writing a symphony.
write [sth] vtr(computers: record)skriva vtr
  kopiera vtr
 The computer is writing the information to the drive.
write [sth] vtr(record in writing)skriva vtr
 (formell)författa vtr
 She wrote a report of the incident.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Partikelverb
EngelskaSvenska
write back vi phrasal(send a written reply)skriva tillbaka vitr partikel
  besvara vtr
 Please write back soon.
 Please write back as soon as you can.
write [sth] down,
write down [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(transcribe, put in writing)skriva ner ngt vtr partikel oskj
  anteckna vtr
 That was a great idea.
 Let's find some paper and write it down.
 You should write the phone number down before you forget it.
write [sth] down,
write down [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(reduce value of asset) (bildlig)skriva ner ngt vtr partikel oskj
  värdera ner ngt vtr partikel oskj
 The company's assets were written down by $20m last year.
write [sth] in,
write in [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(inscribe [sth] inside)skriva in ngt vtr partikel oskj
 (med verktyg)rista in ngt vtr partikel oskj
 If you can solve the final crossword clue, feel free to write it in.
write [sth] off,
write off [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(record as total loss) (förklara värdelös)skriva av vtr partikel oskj
 We're going to have to write off the warehouse that burnt down.
write [sb] off,
write off [sb]
vtr phrasal sep
figurative, informal (consider a failure)ge upp på ngn vbal uttr
  tro att ngn är hopplös vbal uttr
 Even though he did so poorly on the exam, I wasn't going to write him off completely.
write [sth] off,
write off [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
UK, informal (car, vehicle: completely wreck) (vardagligt)kvadda vitr
  krascha vtr
  totalförstöra vtr
 Brian had an accident and he wrote his car off.
write [sth] off,
write off [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
figurative, informal (discount, dismiss)avfärda vtr
 We can certainly write off his opinion: he never knows what he's talking about!
write off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep(send, apply for [sth])skicka efter ngt vtr partikel oskj
 Joe wrote off for the skin cream he'd seen advertised in a magazine.
write [sth] out vtr phrasal sep(transcribe in full)skriva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj
 I signed my name and wrote it out in block capitals underneath.
write [sth] up,
write up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(write out in full)skriva ut ngt vtr partikel oskj
 Please write up your notes from the classroom observation.
write [sth] up,
write up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(write a critique of)skriva kritik över ngt vbal uttr
 Jessica writes up movies for her school newspaper.
write [sb] up,
write up [sb]
vtr phrasal sep
US (record misbehaviour) (bildlig)skriva upp ngt vtr partikel oskj
  rapportera vtr
 One more infraction and I will have to write you up.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:

Sammansatta former:
EngelskaSvenska
rewrite [sth],
also UK: re-write [sth]
vtr
(write in a revised form)skriva om ngt vtr partikel oskj
 Please rewrite this section and don't mention the senator.
rewrite [sth],
also UK: re-write [sth]
vtr
(write out again)skriva om vtr partikel oskj
 Tom realized that his handwriting was unreadable and rewrote the note more clearly.
rewrite,
also UK: re-write
n
informal (text, manuscript: revision)omarbetning s
  omredigering s
 You'll need to do a rewrite on this part of the speech here.
write about [sth] vtr(write on the subject of)skriva om ngt vtr partikel oskj
 Many authors write about war.
write back to [sb],
write [sb] back
v expr
US (send a written reply to [sb])skriva tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr
  besvara vtr
write [sth] off as [sth],
write off [sth] as [sth]
v expr
(record as total loss) (förklara ngt värdelöst)skriva av ngt som ngt vbal uttr
 If someone owes you money and they do not pay it, you can cancel the debt and write it off as a loss for your business.
write [sb] off as [sth],
write off [sb] as [sth]
v expr
figurative, informal (consider a failure)anse att ngn är ngt vbal uttr
 Alison's teachers had written her off as a failure.
Write soon interjinformal, written (I hope you will write to me soon)Skriv snart interj
  Skriv tillbaka snart interj
write-off n(finance: cancellation of bad debt)avskrivning s
write-off n(accounting: tax deduction)avskrivning s
write-off nUK, informal ([sth]: cannot be salvaged) (bildlig)vrak s
  helt sönder adv + adj
 Olga's mobile phone was a write-off after she dropped it in the bath.
write-off nUK, informal (wrecked car)bilvrak, vrak s
  kvaddad bil adj + s
 Deirdre's car was a write-off after the accident.
write-up n(written review)skriftlig rapport adj + s
 The paper called earlier because they want to do a write-up on our art gallery!
write-up n(finance: increase to book value) (oftast olaglig)uppskrivning s
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