(transitive, intransitive) to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate) / (transitive) to write (to compose a text for written or printed reproduction or publication) / (intransitive) to write (to engage in written conversation) / (intransitive) to write (to be an author) / (transitive, intransitive) to write, to take (to fill in a written exam) / (intransitive, colloquial) to say (to indicate in a written form) / (intransitive, impersonal, colloquial, proscribed) to say, to state, to read (to indicate in a written form) / (reflexive, colloquial) to be down to, to be ready [+ na (instrumental) = something]