Standard Lemma guide

handwrite

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

write by hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • You should handwrite the note to your guests

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: write

History

Etymology

From hand + write.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 手寫 /手写 (shǒuxiě) — write something manually
  • Chinese Mandarin: 手抄 (shǒuchāo) — write something manually
  • Finnish: kirjoittaa käsin — write something manually
  • French: écrire à la main — write something manually
  • Galician: escribir á man — write something manually
  • Italian: manoscrivere — write something manually
  • Italian: scrivere a mano — write something manually
  • Polish: pisać odręcznie — write something manually
  • Polish: napisać odręcznie — write something manually
  • Portuguese: escrever à mão — write something manually
  • Portuguese: manuscrever — write something manually
  • Russian: писа́ть от руки́ (pisátʹ ot rukí) — write something manually
  • Spanish: escribir a mano — write something manually
  • Spanish: manuscribir — write something manually
  • Vietnamese: viết tay — write something manually