script
Translation
script, screenplay, handwriting
Examples
The actor read the script.
The actor read the script.
Her script is very neat.
Her script is very neat.
The computer runs a script.
The computer runs a script.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) script for ((sth.)) a text for a play, film, etc. He wrote the script for the new movie.
((to write/run/follow)) a script to create or use a script. The actors must follow the script.
Similar Words
Synonyms: screenplay, text, handwriting, code
Etymology
From Latin 'scribere' (to write), via 'scriptum' (a thing written).
Memory Tips
Think of a movie 'script' or a computer 'script' – both are things that are 'written' down.