write out

verb

wrote out; written out; writing out; writes out

transitive verb

: to write especially in a full and complete form

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Try taking just 10 or 15 minutes at the same time each day to write out what's bothering you. Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Jan. 2026 Williams, who has a background in news and social-media marketing, has worked at Mercor for about six months, watching videos and writing out transcripts of what happens in them, and rating the quality of videos generated by prompts. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026 Akane Yashiro, the pilot of the MechaGodzilla known as Kiryu that battled Godzilla to a draw in the previous film and formed a bond with both Godzillas (and, in a rare occurrence for Godzilla’s human characters, the audience as well) is written out of the sequel. James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 Meaning, when the date is written out in the month/day/year format — as 12/25/25 — the day and year are the same. Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Dec. 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 19 Jan. 2026.

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