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handwrite

handwrite verb: to write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

Verb

handwrite (third-person singular simple present handwrites, present participle handwriting, simple past handwrote, past participle handwritten)

  1. To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
    • “Whoever you get, whether it’s the neighbor down the street or somebody you don’t know, type or even handwrite exactly what the duties and responsibilities are and have both parties sign it,” Mr. Dunn said.2007 December 28, Billie Cohen, “Searching for a Caretaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    • The 800-word work (on a paper slightly bigger than a postcard) is one of 13 works submitted by a group of authors that includes Doris Lessing, Tom Stoppard, Margaret Atwood and Nick Hornby, The Associated Press reported. Ms. Rowling used both sides of her card to handwrite the prequel to her...2008 May 30, Felicia R. Lee, “Harry Potter Prequel for Charity”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2023
    Synonyms:
    set down, write

handwrite meaning in Vietnamese

handwrite in Vietnamese

write something manually
viết tay

Examples of handwrite in a sentence

  • For handwritten work Freda preferred lined paper to plain.
  • We know what the composer was thinking as he wrote the piece because we can read his handwritten marginalia on the manuscript.
  • Dr Richard Beeching's handwritten draft of his report survives in the National Archives.

All 17 example sentences with handwrite

Synonyms of handwrite

Forms of handwrite

third-person singular presenthandwrites
present participlehandwriting
pasthandwrote
past participlehandwritten

Past tense of handwrite: handwrote

Origin of handwrite

From hand + write.

Questions about handwrite

What does handwrite mean?
Handwrite means to write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
What is handwrite in Vietnamese?
Handwrite in Vietnamese is viết tay. See Handwrite meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is handwrite?
Handwrite is a verb.
What is the past tense of handwrite?
The past tense of handwrite is handwrote.

Words near handwrite in the dictionary

  1. handwringers
  2. handwringing
  3. handwringingly
  4. handwringings
  5. handwrit
  6. handwrite
  7. handwrites
  8. handwriting
  9. handwriting on the wall
  10. handwritings
  11. handwrits

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