written
Syllables: writ·ten/ˈɹɪ.tn̩/
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South Asia/ˈɾɪtən/
written adjective: of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written). Also the past participle of write.
Adjective
written (not comparable)
Noun
written (plural writtens)
- A rap that was written in advance, as opposed to a freestyle.
Also used as
written is also the past participle of write.
written meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
written in Tamil
- எழுதியது
written in Marathi
- लिहिलेले
written in Bengali
- লিখিত
written in Telugu
- వ్రాసినది
More languagesFewer languages
- written in Malayalam
- എഴുതിയത്
- written in Kannada
- ಬರೆದದ್ದು
- written in Punjabi
- ਲਿਖਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ
- written in Gujarati
- લખાયેલું, લખાયેલ
- written in Odia
- ଲିଖିତ
- written in Assamese
- লিখা likha, লিখা থকা likha thoka
- written in Nepali
- लिखित
- written in Persian
- کتبی katbi
Examples of written in a sentence
- Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies.
- Both science-fiction writers and physicists have written about travel through time.
- He was included in a feature that was written by the EspnCricinfo department on the media.
Antonyms of written
Forms of written
| plural | writtens |
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Origin of written
Morphologically write + -en.
Words formed from written
- above-written
- bewritten
- could be written on the back of a postage stamp
- custom-written
- hand-written
- have one's name written all over
- history is written by the victors
- unwrittenness
- written all over it
- written all over someone's face
- written in blood
- written in someone's face
- written in stone
- written in the stars
- writtenness
- written out
- written record
- written statement of employment
Phrases with written
Words that rhyme with written
Questions about written
- What does written mean?
- Written means of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
- What is written in Tamil?
- Written in Tamil is எழுதியது. See Written meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is written?
- Written can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce written?
- Written is pronounced /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/.
Words near written in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: written (page history and authors); written (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); written (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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