write
beginnerA1/raɪt/ · write
To mark letters, words, or symbols on a surface using a pen, pencil, or other instrument; to produce written text.
Meanings
To mark letters, words, or symbols on a surface using a pen, pencil, or other instrument; to produce written text.
کسی سطح پر قلم یا پنسل سے حروف، الفاظ یا علامات نقش کرنا؛ تحریری متن تیار کرنا۔
لکھنا
likhna
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- write a letter
- write a poem
- write neatly
- write down
- write up
- write a report
- write in cursive
- write an email
Example Sentences
She writes her diary every night before going to sleep.
وہ ہر رات سونے سے پہلے اپنی ڈائری لکھتی ہے۔
Woh har raat sone se pehle apni diary likhti hai.
Please write your name at the top of the page.
براہ کرم صفحے کے اوپر اپنا نام لکھیں۔
Baraah karam safhe ke upar apna naam likhein.
The child is learning to write the alphabet.
بچہ حروفِ تہجی لکھنا سیکھ رہا ہے۔
Bachcha huroof-e-tahajji likhna seekh raha hai.
He writes with great clarity and precision.
وہ بڑی وضاحت اور دقت سے لکھتا ہے۔
Woh bari wazahat aur diqat se likhta hai.
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To compose and author literary, academic, or creative works such as books, stories, poems, or articles.
ادبی، علمی یا تخلیقی کام جیسے کتابیں، کہانیاں، نظمیں یا مضامین مرتب کرنا اور تصنیف کرنا۔
تصنیف کرنا
tasneef karna
Antonyms
Common Collocations
- write a novel
- write poetry
- write a script
- write for a magazine
- write professionally
- write a bestseller
- write fiction
- write a column
Example Sentences
Mirza Ghalib wrote some of the most beautiful Urdu poetry ever composed.
مرزا غالب نے اردو کی سب سے خوبصورت شاعری تحریر کی۔
Mirza Ghalib ne Urdu ki sab se khubsurat shayari tehreer ki.
She hopes to write a novel about her experiences during the war.
وہ امید رکھتی ہے کہ جنگ کے دوران اپنے تجربات پر ایک ناول لکھے گی۔
Woh umeed rakhti hai ke jang ke dauran apne tajurbaat par ek novel likhegi.
He has been writing articles for this journal for over a decade.
وہ ایک دہائی سے زائد عرصے سے اس جریدے کے لیے مضامین لکھ رہا ہے۔
Woh ek dahai se zaid arse se is jareede ke liye mazameen likh raha hai.
Easily Confused With
To communicate with someone by sending a written message, letter, or correspondence.
کسی کو تحریری پیغام، خط یا مراسلہ بھیج کر رابطہ کرنا۔
خط لکھنا
khat likhna
Synonyms
Common Collocations
- write to someone
- write back
- write a letter of complaint
- write home
- write to the editor
- write a reply
Example Sentences
Please write to me when you reach your destination.
جب آپ منزل پر پہنچیں تو مجھے خط لکھیں۔
Jab aap manzil par pahunchein to mujhe khat likhein.
She wrote to her old friend after many years of silence.
اس نے کئی سال کی خاموشی کے بعد اپنے پرانے دوست کو خط لکھا۔
Usne kai saal ki khamoshi ke baad apne purane dost ko khat likha.
He writes to his mother every week without fail.
وہ بغیر ناغہ کیے ہر ہفتے اپنی ماں کو خط لکھتا ہے۔
Woh baghair naagha kiye har hafte apni maa ko khat likhta hai.
Easily Confused With
In computing, to transfer or store data to a storage medium such as a hard drive, disk, or memory.
کمپیوٹنگ میں، ڈیٹا کو ہارڈ ڈرائیو، ڈسک یا میموری جیسے ذخیرہ کار ذریعے میں منتقل یا محفوظ کرنا۔
ڈیٹا محفوظ کرنا
data mahfooz karna
Common Collocations
- write to disk
- write to memory
- write access
- write permissions
- write speed
- write data
- write a file
Example Sentences
The program writes the data to a file on your hard drive.
پروگرام آپ کی ہارڈ ڈرائیو پر ایک فائل میں ڈیٹا محفوظ کرتا ہے۔
Program aap ki hard drive par ek file mein data mahfooz karta hai.
You need write access to modify files in that folder.
اس فولڈر میں فائلیں تبدیل کرنے کے لیے آپ کو رائٹ رسائی کی ضرورت ہے۔
Us folder mein files tabdeel karne ke liye aap ko write rasai ki zaroorat hai.
The system failed to write the backup data to the server.
سسٹم سرور پر بیک اپ ڈیٹا محفوظ کرنے میں ناکام رہا۔
System server par backup data mahfooz karne mein nakam raha.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of the word 'write' as connected to 'right hand' — most people use their right hand to write. Both words sound the same (/raɪt/), so remember: your RIGHT hand is how you WRITE. The 'wr-' at the start is a silent 'w' — just like the word is silently formed on paper before it is read aloud.
Picture a hand holding a golden quill pen, elegantly scratching letters onto a crisp white parchment by candlelight. The scratching sound of the pen on paper is the act of 'writing' — transforming invisible thoughts into visible, permanent words.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
لکھتا ہوں جو دل پہ گزرتی ہے وہی بات ہر لفظ مرا درد کا احساس ہے یارو
Likhta hoon jo dil pe guzarti hai wohi baat Har lafz mera dard ka ehsaas hai yaaro
I write only what passes through my heart — that very truth; Every word of mine carries the feeling of my pain, dear friends.
— Unknown, Unverified
* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
قلم کی ضرب تلوار کی ضرب سے تیز ہوتی ہے
Qalam ki zarab talwar ki zarab se tez hoti hai
The strike of a pen is sharper than the strike of a sword.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Old English "wrītan" — to score, outline, draw, or scratch characters on a surface
First known use: before 12th century
The word 'write' comes from Old English 'wrītan', which originally meant to scratch or carve runes onto surfaces such as wood or stone. It is related to Old Norse 'ríta' and Old High German 'rīzan'. Over time, as writing materials evolved from stone and wood to parchment and paper, the word's meaning shifted to the broader act of composing text with a writing instrument. By the Middle English period, 'writen' had taken on its modern sense of forming letters, words, and literary compositions.