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write
Verb
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If you write a book, an article, a computer program, a piece of music, etc., you create it.
My dream is to write a children's book.
Mozart wrote over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime.
He can't write. He's a terrible writer.
In the article, the author writes that these things need to change.
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If you write, you use letters, numbers, or other marks on paper or on a computer to show words.
Can you write your name and phone number here for me?
Our teacher taught us to write beautifully.
It's amazing how many people can't read and write.
Do you have any paper to write on?
Listen to what I say and write it down.
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If you write, you send a letter to someone.
Please, phone or write me when you have some time.
She would write to Mom every week and give her all the details.
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(computer) If a computer writes, it records something in its memory or on a disk.
Old computers were much slower at writing files.
off
Preposition
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Away from somewhere or some time.
I got ready and by 7:00 I was off to school.
There's a nice restaurant just off the main road.
Bye, I'll be off now.
He was standing about 50m off.
Your birthday's only a few days off now.
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If something is off it is not on.
She took the hat off his head.
Keep your feet off the desk, please.
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Out of a vehicle such as a train, bus, etc.
As the train stopped, he jumped off and ran to her.
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If something that uses energy is off, it is not working.
It was dark in the room because the light was off.
He turned the TV off and went to bed.
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If you are off, you do not have to go to work or to school.
I work evenings, but I have my afternoons off.
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made smaller by a certain amount
They've taken 30% off the price.
We cut off a few pieces.
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If a plan, event, etc. is off, it will not happen.
Tonight's game is off because of the rain.
They've called off the meeting.
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If you're off something, you don't like or want something you wanted before.
That article really put me off meat.
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If you're off some medicine, you are not using it any more.
He's been off the pain killers for a few weeks.
off
Adjective
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If food is off, it is not good to eat anymore.
off
Verb
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If a person offs someone, they kill him or her.
I heard they offed Jimmy by drowning.
bed
Noun
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A piece of furniture to sleep on.
At night, I go to bed.
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The bottom of a river or ocean.
The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.
bed
Verb
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To have sex with someone.
By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.
debt
Noun
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If you are in debt, you owe money (normally to a bank).