write down

Speech parts

1. write down - Noun

2. write down - Verb

Meaning

reduce the estimated value of something

put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

write-down

Synonyms

write off put down set down chronicle mark type written lower record writing recorded list report file noted

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Antonyms

rate erase wipe out cross out rub out scratch out

Hypernyms

write depreciate

Hyponyms

note transcribe take down dash off notate dash down

Related terms

markdown writeoff

Examples

Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life. Neil Simon

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write down what you feel. It is sometimes a wonderful help in misery. Robertson Davies

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness. Anatole France

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at the present. English Proverb

You cannot write down a meaningful silence. Italian Proverb

Better to write down something one time than to read something ten times. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

write by hand write copy write correctly write down notes write erratically write for the drawer