write out

verb

wrote out; written out; writing out; writes out

transitive verb

: to write especially in a full and complete form

Examples of write out in a Sentence

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Best in Show is just one of a series of films that Guest has made that are largely improvised, with an outline and the backstory of the characters written out and scenes broken down but no dialogue written. Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025 Over the phone, Cruyff, Jongkind, and academy chief Wim Jonk wrote out a plan to reform the club — sketched out on a roll of wallpaper from an Airbnb — before presenting it to club officials, including Marco van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, and Frank Rijkaard. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025 The receipts, dated 1959 and 1960, are written out to the Staples Singers, B.B. King, Little Richard and the Harlem Globetrotters (curiously, a party of two). Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025 Again, these are written out in simple text, with nary an icon or folder in sight. PC Magazine, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for write out

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of write out was in the 15th century

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“Write out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write%20out. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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