written
set down in writing in any of various ways
How often you will meet it
Rank 681 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 27,802 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- set down in writing in any of various ways written evidence
- systematically collected and written down written laws
- written as for a film or play or broadcast also: scripted
written in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Books are well written, or badly written.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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So finally he decided it must be written somewhere in his own house.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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The list was made and the notes written before Emily left the house.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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She had written him soon after--an invitation for a week-end at her mother's camp in the woods.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I am an author, that is to say, I have written a book, and have lately published it at my own expense.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1