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to write out

to write out

59 2.4
Put all the details on a form or paper
  • phrasal verb
  • /raɪt aʊt/
: rellenar
  • Before submitting the form, you must write out your full name and address clearly.
  • write out your questions
  • write out checks

Let me stand back up, write out my intentions and go.

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Examples

  • At the beginning of each project, we wrote out the steps of the creative process and reviewed them.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Gentlemen, if you'll wait a minute, I'll be glad to write out a statement.

    Wilson (1944)

  • Second step, write out all of these X terms here.

  • And so she wrote out her feelings, a process we teach.

  • We have to start writing out those place cards after we eat.

    The Vow (2012)

  • We wrote out a check to these companies.

    Default (2014)

  • Go and write out each of their names 50 times.

    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

  • Now for this problem, let's just write out what our rules are.

  • Detective Nugent will stay while you write out your statement.

    In the Valley of Elah (2007)

  • Let's face it, music teachers don't always take the time to write out daily lesson plans or objectives.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

to write
vsto write out
∞ 1.0

Put letters and words onto a surface using a pen or keyboard

is specifically about completing forms or documents in full detail rather than general text making
to write down
vsto write out
538 1.1

Put information on paper to help you remember it later

is about providing full detail on forms rather than short personal notes
to fill out
vsto write out
  • US
323 1.6

To write all the needed information on a form

is to place information fully and in detail on a document
to lay out
vsto write out
283 3.2

To explain something clearly and in detail

is more about filling document fields fully rather than organizing presentation
to spell out
vsto write out
95 3.5

To explain something clearly and in detail

is focused on filling documents completely rather than clarifying meaning
to fill in
vsto write out
  • UK
92 1.9

Write the information asked for on a form

is about giving complete, detailed information on forms or documents
to write up
vsto write out
90 3.5

Put information into a complete report

is more about filling document fields completely rather than composing reports
to make out
vsto write out
43 3.7

To write all needed information on a form or document

is the general act of fully completing forms or documents
to pen
vsto write out
  • Literature
38 6.0

To write something carefully, often a long text

is about completing forms or documents fully, not creative composition
to set forth
vsto write out
  • Formal
36 4.2

To state something clearly in writing or speech

is used primarily for detailed completion of forms rather than formal statements
to get down
vsto write out
31 3.4

To write something down on paper or a screen

is about completing formal documents fully, not simply noting ideas
to transcribe
vsto write out
30 4.2

To write down spoken words or notes in full

is used for completing forms fully, not copying speech word for word
to set down
vsto write out
18 3.8

To write words or information so they are recorded

is focused on completing forms fully rather than simply making an official record
to copy out
vsto write out
5 2.8

Write or type something exactly as it looks in another place

is about supplying full details on documents rather than exact copying
to ink in
vsto write out
  • Informal
1 5.3

To write final details with a pen so they cannot be changed

is broader, meaning supply full detailed content, not only marking details

Antonyms

to omit
71 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

How Complete

to transcribe
30 4.2
to write out
59 2.4
to write down
538 1.1
to jot down
  • Informal
33 2.9

Surface Forms

write out infinitive
wrote out past
written out past participle
writing out present participle
writes out third person singular

Morphology

write + out

The meaning 'to write something completely or in detail' is directly derivable from combining 'write' with the particle 'out', where 'out' commonly conveys a sense of completion or full expression in verb+particle constructions. This compositional pattern is frequent and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb write out may come from the picture of putting words out of your mind by writing them down on paper so they are fully shown. That's why it means 'to write something completely or in detail'.