write out

write something out

1. to spell or write a number or an abbreviation. Don't just write "7," write it out. Please write out all abbreviations, such as Doctor for Dr.

2. . to put thoughts into writing, rather than keeping them in memory. Let me write it out. Then I won't forget it. Karen wrote out her objections.

write out

1. Express in writing, especially in full form. For example, Write out your request on this form, or No abbreviations allowed; you have to write everything out. [Mid-1500s]

2. write oneself out. Exhaust one's energies or abilities by writing too much, as in He's been doing a novel a year for ages, but now he's written himself out. [Early 1800s]

write out

1. To express or compose something in writing: I wrote out a check for $70. It's easier to learn new words if you write them out and memorize them.

2. To write something in full or expanded form: The teacher wrote out the Latin abbreviations on the board and explained their meanings. The secretary took the shorthand notes and wrote them out.

3. To delete or exclude something or someone from a narrative work or record: In the revised version of the script, the playwright wrote out the character of the detective. The author wrote the scene out of the novel. Radical thinkers tend to be written out of history books.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Barta	-	Hungarian
Beste	-	Turkish
Haralamb	-	Romanian
Charlton	KAHRL-tən, CHAHRL-tən	English
Shrivatsa	-	Indian, Hindi (Rare)
Caelestis	-	Late Roman