BraveSpeaking: WRITE - Phrasal Verbs

Verb mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface

write them down
There's one foolproof way to protect your information online. To keep your passwords safe, just write them down on a piece of paper and put it in a safe place like your wallet. It's a low-tech solution to a high-tech problem.

write in

Verb add the name of someone not on the original list of candidates and vote for them

wrote in
Anti-evolution Congressman Paul Broun ran unopposed in Georgia, but nearly 4,000 voters wrote in Charles Darwin to protest their representative’s views.

write off

Verb reduce the estimated value of something by the amount of an expense or loss

written off
British Petroleum faces huge penalties that may reach $18 billion for violations of the Clean Water Act. BP has already written off the cost of its cleanup effort after the spill, but penalties aren't tax deductible.

write out

Verb create or produce in writing

write out
Students who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. But students who write out their notes on paper remember more and have a deeper understanding of the material.

write up

Verb write a full or formal account of something, esp. for publication

written up
Writers make notes on whatever scraps are lying about. Jean-Jacques Rousseau made notes on playing cards during walks that were later written up as his Reveries of a Solitary Walker.