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52 3.9
To write the words for a play, film, or program
  • verb
  • /skrɪpt/
translation icon : escribir el guion
  • I have just scripted a new series that I'm doing and you know what it's called?
  • a scripted lesson
  • teachers script lessons
  • teach scripted lessons

Yeah, I scripted it as a rant.

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Examples

  • The teacher then provided 10 minutes of math instruction using a scripted direct instruction program.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The subtests were administered by teachers who followed scripted instructions provided by the test publishers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And in reality, to write a great script, it's none of that.

  • But yeah, I'd rather just write the script itself.

  • In other words, the film was scripted to be this way.

    Academic text (2017)
  • He was chosen to script the new documentary about climate change.

  • After many revisions, the team finally completed the script for the upcoming play.

  • As a seasoned writer, she loves to script emotional scenes for her films.

Compounds

shooting script
  • Specialized
2 7.4

A final detailed plan for filming that shows scenes, camera directions, and other production details

Handwriting in which letters join together in a smooth, flowing way

Aramaic script
  • Specialized
1 9.8

An ancient alphabet used to write Aramaic that influenced many later scripts

script language
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A computer language used to write small programs that do tasks for you

bicameral script
  • Specialized
8.9

A writing system whose letters have both capital and small forms

civil script
  • Archaic
8.1

A simpler form of the Cyrillic alphabet for printing books and papers that are not religious

constructed script
  • Specialized
8.4

A set of written signs that a person or group makes for use with a language, often for fiction

Demotic script
  • Specialized
9.9

A simple handwritten Egyptian writing used for everyday documents in ancient Egypt

Devanagari script
  • Specialized
8.1

A writing system that uses symbols for syllables and is used for Hindi and Sanskrit

A writing system that uses letters to show spoken sounds

artificial script
  • Specialized
7.9

A writing system made by people instead of growing naturally

App Script
  • Specialized
5.1

A tool that does tasks automatically in Google apps like Gmail and Sheets

An alphabet of letters used to write Hebrew and other Jewish languages, for example Yiddish and Ladino

hieratic script
  • Specialized
9.9

A fast, flowing form of ancient Egyptian writing used by priests for religious and official texts

ideographic script
  • Specialized
9.9

Symbols that show ideas instead of words or sounds

Nagari script
  • Specialized
9.3

A writing system used for Hindi and Sanskrit that uses symbols for syllables and a horizontal line above the symbols

syllabic script
  • Specialized
8.0

A writing system where each symbol stands for a syllable like "ka" or "mo"

unicameral script
  • Specialized
9.9

A writing system with one form for each letter and no capital or small letters

How Complete

to finalize
  • US
74 3.8
to revise
179 3.4
to script
52 3.9
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7
outline
59 2.7

Surface Forms

script infinitive
scripted past
scripted past participle
scripting present participle
scripts third person singular

Etymology

Script as a verb comes from the Latin scribere 'to write' and meant to put words down in writing. So to script a show is simply to write the written plan or text that actors and directors will use.