verb

wrote

wrote

She wrote a letter to her friend.

She wrote a letter to her friend.

He wrote his name on the paper.

He wrote his name on the paper.

They wrote about their travels.

They wrote about their travels.

((sb.)) wrote ((sth.)) to create text in the past She wrote a book.

((sb.)) wrote ((to sb.)) to send a letter to someone in the past I wrote to my grandmother last week.

Synonyms (for 'to write'): to pen, to compose, to draft

From Old English 'wrītan', meaning 'to score, inscribe'. The vowel change (i -> o) is a common pattern in strong Germanic verbs.

Remember the pattern: wrIte (present), wrOte (past), wrItten (participle). The 'o' often signals the simple past in irregular verbs (e.g., drOve, rOse).

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