written

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adjective

writ·​ten ˈri-tᵊn 

: made or done in writing

a written contract/agreement

Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.

—Robert I. Mehr

written

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past participle of write

Examples of written in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, known as BIPA, requires companies to obtain written consent before collecting a person’s biometric data, including the facial geometry scans used by many virtual try-on tools. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

The film was co-written and executive-produced by Molly Scharlin Ben-Hamoo and Margot Pitts. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

In written reports, customers compared the ordeal to being robbed, held hostage or physically assaulted. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Press notes from Particle6 encourage reporters to engage sincerely with Norwood and maintain there is no script or pre-written answers. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing written

• carved/etched/set/written in stone
• have (something) written all over it
• not worth the paper it's written/printed on
• written all over someone's face
• written consent
• written notice

Rhymes for written

• bitten
• briton
• chiton
• gittin
• kitten
• mitten
• smitten
• whitten
• handwritten
• honiton
• rewritten
• typewritten