schreiben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- book noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- message noun A piece of information sent from one person to another, whether spoken, written, or electronic.
- missive noun A written message; a letter, note or memo.
- scribe noun A person employed to write or copy documents by hand, especially historically.
- spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
- write verb To form letters, words, or symbols on a surface in order to record or communicate information.
- writing noun The activity or skill of forming letters or symbols to represent language.
Senses
schreiben is used for these senses in English:
- book (transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
- missive (formal) A written message; a letter, note or memo.
- scribe To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- spell (intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]
- write (transitive) To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- write (intransitive) To be an author.
- write (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
- writing (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
book — full definition
- noun A set of printed or written pages bound together, meant to be read.
- noun A record of a business's financial transactions (usually plural: "the books").
- noun A person or organization that takes bets on the outcome of events; short for bookmaker.
- verb To arrange or reserve something in advance.
- verb To formally record a suspect's details after an arrest.
message — full definition
- noun A piece of information sent from one person to another, whether spoken, written, or electronic.
- noun The main idea or lesson that a story, speech, or piece of art is trying to convey.
- verb To send someone a message, especially by text or online chat.