Writie Collocation

write verb

1 form letters and words on paper

adverb

clearly , neatly

Children must learn to ~ neatly.

busily

She was busily writing in a notebook.

down , out

I'd better ~ this down, otherwise I'll forget it.

verb + write

learn to

teach sb to

be able to , can , know how to

preposition

in

The words were written in black ink.

on

He wrote a list on the back of an old envelope.

with

I ~ with an old fashioned pen.

2 produce a piece of writing

adverb

beautifully , eloquently , well

badly , poorly

clearly

the ability to ~ clearly in plain English

at length , extensively

He has written extensively on the subject.

frequently , regularly

an art critic who ~s regularly in the French daily ‘Le Figaro’

anonymously

specifically

The role was written specifically for Rita Hayworth.

back

She wrote back to him the next day.

verb + write

commission sb to

He has been commissioned to ~ a history of the town.

inspire sb to , prompt sb to

She was inspired to ~ the poem by a visit to the cathedral.

set out to

He set out to ~ a short book on taxation.

go on to

After ‘Tom Sawyer’, Twain went on to ~ several other classic books.

preposition

about

a journalist who ~s about problems in the developing world

for

She ~s for ‘The New York Times’.

from

history written from the perspective of the losers

in

She wrote in Arabic.

He wrote in his journal.

into

He had an extra clause written into his contract.

of

She wrote of her life in Africa.

on

He ~s on political issues.

to

He wrote to the editor of the newspaper.

under

Her novel was written under the pseudonym Currer Bell.

with

Doris ~s with verve and wit.

Write is used with these nouns as the subject: author , composer , correspondent , journalist , musician , novelist , pen , poet , programmer , viewer , writer

Write is used with these nouns as the object: ballet , account , address , answer , application , article , assignment , autobiography , bill , biography , blog , book , brief , card , chapter , cheque , code , column , comment , commentary , composition , concerto , confession , Congressman, Congresswoman , constitution , contract , copy , curriculum vitae , dictionary , dissertation , document , draft , drama , editorial , email , encyclopedia , ending , entry , epitaph , equation , essay , feature , fiction , follow-up , gag , graffiti , guide , headline , history , initial , introduction , journal , law , lecture , letter , literature , lyrics , manifesto , manual , manuscript , melody , memo , memoir , memorandum , message , movie , music , name , narrative , note , novel , number , obituary , opera , outline , page , pamphlet , paper , paragraph , parody , passage , petition , piece , poem , poetry , portrait , post , postcard , posting , prescription , profile , program , proposal , prose , résumé , receipt , record , reference , reply , report , review , rule , scene , score , script , sentence , sequel , signature , sketch , slogan , software , song , specification , speech , story , summary , syllabus , symphony , tale , text , thesis , thriller , track , tragedy , tribute , tune , update , verse , virus , volume , will , word , work