wrote

Put down words

Wrote is the past tense of write.

Where write covers the present act of putting words on a page or composing text, wrote places that action in the past: She wrote him a letter, He wrote three novels before turning forty.

The word extends to any form of composition: Who wrote this song?

correspondence

letter

Written symbol or message

  • emailDigital written communication
  • memoBrief internal message
  • noteShort written record

postcard · telegram · dispatch · missive · bulletin · newsletter · announcement · communique · message · reply

literary

novel

New and unusual

  • poetryMetrical literary composition
  • proseUnversified language
  • sonnetFourteen-line metered poem

haiku · ballad · elegy · ode · fiction · nonfiction · memoir · essay · screenplay · script

records

ledger

Financial record book

  • logSectioned tree trunk
  • logbookOfficial record of events
  • registerRecord officially; vocal range

inventory · transcript · minutes · notation · entry · documentation · chronicle · account · receipt · certificate

music

composed

Calm and self-possessed

  • scoreNumerical standing in competition
  • melodyPleasing sequence of notes
  • lyricsWritten words for music

libretto · arrangement · symphony · concerto · sonata · anthem · jingle · ballad · hymn · notation

Categories
Opposites
creation vs. destruction of text

wroteerased

Removed by rubbing

deleted · expunged · obliterated · crossed out · rubbed out

production vs. reception of text

wroteread

Comprehend written language

received · perused · consumed · scanned · reviewed

written vs. oral communication

wrotespoke

Communicated verbally

said · uttered · dictated · verbalized · recited

Phrases
Family

rewrote

Familiarity
Top 250
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G