Definitions for wrote
wrote
wrote
Spelling: [roht]
IPA: /roʊt/
Wrote is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 55 anagrams from letters in wrote (eortw).
Definitions for wrote
verb
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a simple past tense of write.
Verb phrases
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write down,
to set down in writing; record; note.
to direct one's writing to a less intelligent reader or audience:
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write in,
to vote for (a candidate not listed on the ballot) by writing his or her name on the ballot.
to include in or add to a text by writing:
to request something by mail:
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write off,
to cancel an entry in an account, as an unpaid and uncollectable debt.
to regard as worthless, lost, obsolete, etc.; decide to forget:
to amortize:
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write out,
to put into writing.
to write in full form; state completely.
to exhaust the capacity or resources of by excessive writing:
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write up,
to put into writing, especially in full detail:
to present to public notice in a written description or account.
Accounting. to make an excessive valuation of (an asset).
verb (used with object)
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to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe:
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to express or communicate in writing; give a written account of.
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to fill in the blank spaces of (a printed form) with writing:
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to execute or produce by setting down words, figures, etc.:
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to compose and produce in words or characters duly set down:
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to produce as author or composer:
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to trace significant characters on, or mark or cover with writing.
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to cause to be apparent or unmistakable:
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Computers. to transfer (information, data, programs, etc.) from storage to secondary storage or an output medium.
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Stock Exchange. to sell (options).
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to underwrite.
verb (used without object)
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to trace or form characters, words, etc., with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means, or as a pen or the like does:
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to write as a profession or occupation: Daily Inquirer.
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to express ideas in writing.
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to write a letter or letters, or communicate by letter:
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to compose or work as a writer or author.
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Computers. to write into a secondary storage device or output medium.
Origin of wrote
before 900; Middle English writen, Old English wrītan; cognate with Old Saxon wrītan to cut, write, German reissen to tear, draw, Old Norse rīta to score, write
Examples for wrote
He wrote the directions on one of his cards and paid the man.
Since I wrote the above, I ventured to send a letter by Shorey to my mother.
“The U.S. Navy will attain IOC [initial operational capability] in 2018 with 3F software,” DellaVedova wrote.
Handel, in one species of composition, wrote down to the singers of his time.
Cardinal Newman wrote: "Gladstone's book, as you see, is making a sensation."
“I do not support gay marriages being recognized in Florida,” he wrote Andrew Walther of Sanford.
The following is a copy of what I wrote, and what follows that, of the answer sent me.
“The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.
“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.