screenwrite
screenwrite verb: to write (a script) for film or television.
Verb
screenwrite (third-person singular simple present screenwrites, present participle screenwriting, simple past screenwrote, past participle screenwritten)
- To write (a script) for film or television.
- That was two years ago, and Patricia MacLachlan, the author of the children's book from which the TV Sarah derived, has been prevailed upon to screenwrite a sequel.1993, John Leonard, New York Magazine, page 64
- The stage is set for Jeffrey to convince Sandy to help him, and his words recall Dune's Duke Leto's words to his son, Paul, which Lynch had screenwritten from Frank Herbert's novel.2008, Greg Olson, David Lynch: Beautiful Dark, page 228
- Synonyms:
- script
Synonyms of screenwrite
Forms of screenwrite
| third-person singular present | screenwrites |
|---|---|
| present participle | screenwriting |
| past | screenwrote |
| past participle | screenwritten |
Origin of screenwrite
From screen + write.
Questions about screenwrite
- What does screenwrite mean?
- Screenwrite means to write (a script) for film or television.
- What part of speech is screenwrite?
- Screenwrite is a verb.
- What is the past tense of screenwrite?
- The past tense of screenwrite is screenwrote.
Words near screenwrite in the dictionary
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