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escribir.

to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/eskɾiˈbiɾ/[es.kɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
  1. to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)

    intransitive · transitive
    Ella escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno.
    ¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido?
  2. to write (to) someone (a letter, etc.)

    intransitive · transitive
    Escríbeme cuando puedas.
  3. to write someone something

    ditransitive · transitive
    Escríbele una carta a Papá Noel.
  4. to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))

    transitive
    Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII.
  5. to write (to be an author)

    intransitive
    Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir.
  6. to type (on a phone or computer keyboard)

    intransitive · transitive
  7. to text

    ditransitive · transitive
    Luego te escribo un mensaje.
  8. to chat regularly with someone on social media

    colloquial · reflexive
    Me escribo con uno del Barça.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish escrivir, from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere.

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