Write+a+letter

  • 11letter */*/*/ — UK [ˈletə(r)] / US [ˈletər] noun [countable] Word forms letter : singular letter plural letters 1) a message that you write on a piece of paper and send to someone letter to: a letter to a friend get/receive a letter from someone: I get letters… …

    English dictionary

  • 12letter — n. written message 1) to type; write a letter 2) to mail. post (BE), send a letter 3) to drop a letter into a mailbox (AE), letter box (BE) 4) to certify; register a letter 5) to take (down), transcribe a letter 6) to dictate a letter 7) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13letter — [[t]le̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ letters, lettering, lettered 1) N COUNT: also by N If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post. I had received a letter from a very close friend. ...a letter of… …

    English dictionary

  • 14Letter to Chesterfield — The Letter to Chesterfield (February 1755) was Samuel Johnson s response to what some believed to be Lord Chesterfield s opportunistic endorsement of his A Dictionary of the English Language . Although Chesterfield was patron of the Proposal for… …

    Wikipedia

  • 15letter — let|ter1 [ letər ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of paper that you write a message on and send to someone: write a letter: Most of the soldiers wrote long letters home. send (someone) a letter: I sent them a letter complaining about it. get/receive …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16letter — / letə/ noun 1. a piece of writing sent from one person or company to another to ask for or to give information 2. ♦ to acknowledge receipt by letter to write a letter to say that something has been received 3. a written or printed sign (such as… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 17write — verb 1) he wrote her name in the book Syn: put in writing, write down, jot down, put down, note, take down, record, register, log, list; inscribe, sign, scribble, scrawl, pencil 2) Jacqueline wrote a …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 18write in — verb a) To write a letter to, e.g. a publication. If you have any questions, you can write in at the following address. b) To fill in something required, by writing. Dont forget to write in your details on the paper …

    Wiktionary

  • 19write — I. v. a. 1. Inscribe, pen, scrawl, scribble, scratch. 2. Compose, indite, produce, frame, draw up. 3. Set down, set down in writing, set down in black and white, jot down, commit to paper or writing, put on paper. II. v. n. 1. Compose, invent (in …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 20Letter of introduction — The letter of introduction, along with the visiting card, was an important part of polite social interaction in the 18th and 19th centuries. It remains important in formal situations, such as an ambassador presenting his credentials, and in… …

    Wikipedia