written down
Committed to text
Written down means recorded in writing.
Notes are written down so they won't be forgotten: I've written down everything she said.
Written down also describes something reduced in recorded value—an asset that has depreciated: The equipment was written down by half after the audit.
Writing briefly
- scribbleWrite without care
- noteShort written record
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
penned · longhand · cursive · print · calligraphy · script · doodle · marginalia
Preserved account or achievement
- notationSystem of written symbols
- memoBrief internal message
- logSectioned tree trunk
- chronicleOrdered historical record
journal · diary · ledger · register · minutes · report · archive · inventory
Carved into a surface
- engravedCut into surface
- inscribedCarved writing into
- carvedCut to create form
- indelibleImpossible to remove
chiseled · tattooed · imprinted · embossed · stamped · branded · monument · tombstone
Oral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- typewrittenProduced by striking keys
- copiedReproduced from original
- recordedCaptured for posterity
verbatim · minutes · stenograph · deposition · court reporter · subtitles · caption · translation
jotting
Writing briefly
- scribbleWrite without care
- noteShort written record
- inscriptionText permanently marked
manuscript · penned · longhand · cursive · print · calligraphy · script · doodle · marginalia · draft
record
Preserved account or achievement
chronicle · journal · diary · ledger · register · minutes · report · archive · inventory · catalogue
etched
Carved into a surface
indelible · chiseled · tattooed · imprinted · embossed · stamped · branded · monument · tombstone · plaque
dictation
Oral text for writing
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- typewrittenProduced by striking keys
- copiedReproduced from original
recorded · verbatim · minutes · stenograph · deposition · court reporter · subtitles · caption · translation
written downunrecorded
Not written down
undocumented · unwritten · erased · forgotten · deleted
written downcommitted to memory
Learned by heart
memorized · learned by heart · remembered · kept in mind · internalized
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