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write down

/raɪt daʊn/
/raɪt daʊn/
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Other forms: written down; wrote down; writing down; writes down

Definitions of write down
  1. verb
    put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    synonyms: get down, put down, set down
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    types:
    transcribe
    write out from speech, notes, etc.
    notate
    put into notation, as of music or choreography
    dash down, dash off
    write down hastily
    note, take down
    make a written note of
    type of:
    write
    communicate or express by writing
  2. verb
    reduce the estimated value of something
    synonyms: expense, write off
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    type of:
    depreciate
    lower the value of something
Pronunciation
US
/raɪt daʊn/
UK
/raɪt daʊn/
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