handwrite

ˈhændraɪt

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Definition of handwrite - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

manual writing

Rare

write using a pen or pencil

Rare

She prefers to handwrite her letters.

jot

pen

script

writing

Rare

create text by hand instead of typing

Rare

He decided to handwrite the invitation cards.

jot

pen

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Origin of handwrite

Old English, hand (hand) + writan (to write)

Examples of handwrite in a sentence

The teacher asked us to handwrite our essays.
She prefers to handwrite her journal entries.
Students were asked to handwrite their essays for the exam.

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French:calligraphier, rédiger à la main, ...
German:handschriftlich schreiben, ...
Italian:scrivere a mano, comporre a mano, ...
Spanish:escribir a mano, manuscribir, ...
Portuguese:escrever à mão, manuscrever, ...
Chinese:手写, ...
Japanese:手書きする, ...
Arabic:كَتَبَ يَدَوِيًّا, كَتَبَ باليَد, ...
Hebrew:לִכְתוֹב בְּיָד, לִכְתוֹב בְּכָתָב יָד, ...
Russian:писать вручную, писать от руки, ...
Ukrainian:виводити, створювати вручну, ...
Hindi:हस्तलिखित करना, लिखना, ...
Bengali:হাতে লেখা, হাতে লিখতে, ...
Catalan:manuscriure, anotar a mà, ...
Czech:psát rukou, ručně psát, ...
Danish:håndskrive, nedfælde manuelt, ...
Dutch:handgeschreven, ...
Greek:γράφω με το χέρι, χειρόγραφα, ...
Hungarian:kézzel írni, kézírással írni, ...
Khmer:សរសេរដោយដៃ, សរសេរផ្ទាល់ដៃ, ...
Korean:손으로 쓰다, 손글씨로 작성하다, ...
Persian:دستی نوشت, ...
Polish:pisać ręcznie, napisać ręcznie, ...
Portuguese (BR):manuscrever, redigir manualmente, ...
Romanian:a scrie de mână, a redacta manual, ...
Swedish:handskriva, ...
Thai:เขียนด้วยมือ, จดด้วยมือ, ...
Turkish:el yazısıyla yazmak, yazmak, ...
Vietnamese:viết tay, chữ tay, ...

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