Phrase guide

write out

verb · 7 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.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To write at full length or in expanded form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Don't use abbreviations; write out words!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To write or fill out (a ticket or citation).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To exclude from a narrative or history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To remove (a character in a fictional series such as a TV show) by writing the script so as to explain their disappearance (through death, moving away, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, transitive

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To exhaust one's mental capacity by too much writing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

make out and issue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • write out a check
  • cut a ticket
  • Please make the check out to me

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: issue, make out, cut

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: write

Narrower terms: check

7

verb

Meaning 7

put into writing; write in complete form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • write out a contract

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: write up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: write, compose, pen, indite

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kirjoittaa auki — to write at full length
  • German: ausschreiben — to write at full length
  • Hungarian: kiír — to write at full length
  • Icelandic: skrifa óstyttan texta — to write at full length
  • Icelandic: skrifa fullum stöfum — to write at full length
  • Icelandic: rita fullu stöfum — to write at full length
  • Italian: appuntare — to write at full length
  • Italian: emettere — to write at full length
  • Russian: писа́ть по́лностью (pisátʹ pólnostʹju) — to write at full length