Collocations for write - verb

clearly, neatly
Children must learn to write neatly.

busily
She was busily writing in a notebook.

down, out
I'd better write this down, otherwise I'll forget it.

learn to
teach sb to
be able to, can, know how to

in
The words were written in black ink.

on
He wrote a list on the back of an old envelope.

with
I write with an old fashioned pen.

beautifully, eloquently, well
badly, poorly
clearly
the ability to write clearly in plain English

at length, extensively
He has written extensively on the subject.

frequently, regularly
an art critic who writes regularly in the French daily ‘Le Figaro’

anonymously
specifically
The role was written specifically for Rita Hayworth.

back
She wrote back to him the next day.

commission sb to
He has been commissioned to write a history of the town.

inspire sb to, prompt sb to
She was inspired to write the poem by a visit to the cathedral.

set out to
He set out to write a short book on taxation.

go on to
After ‘Tom Sawyer’, Twain went on to write several other classic books.

about
a journalist who writes about problems in the developing world

for
She writes for ‘The New York Times’.

from
history written from the perspective of the losers

in
She wrote in Arabic.
He wrote in his journal.

into
He had an extra clause written into his contract.

of
She wrote of her life in Africa.

on
He writes on political issues.

to
He wrote to the editor of the newspaper.

under
Her novel was written under the pseudonym Currer Bell.

with
Doris writes with verve and wit.

Write is used with these nouns as the subject:
author, composer, correspondent, journalist, musician, novelist, pen, poet, programmer, viewer, writer

Write is used with these nouns as the object:
ballet, account, address, answer, application, article, assignment, autobiography, bill, biography, blog, book, brief, card, chapter, cheque, code, column, comment, commentary, composition, concerto, confession, Congressman, Congresswoman, constitution, contract, copy, curriculum vitae, dictionary, dissertation, document, draft, drama, editorial, email, encyclopedia, ending, entry, epitaph, equation, essay, feature, fiction, follow-up, gag, graffiti, guide, headline, history, initial, introduction, journal, law, lecture, letter, literature, lyrics, manifesto, manual, manuscript, melody, memo, memoir, memorandum, message, movie, music, name, narrative, note, novel, number, obituary, opera, outline, page, pamphlet, paper, paragraph, parody, passage, petition, piece, poem, poetry, portrait, post, postcard, posting, prescription, profile, program, proposal, prose, résumé, receipt, record, reference, reply, report, review, rule, scene, score, script, sentence, sequel, signature, sketch, slogan, software, song, specification, speech, story, summary, syllabus, symphony, tale, text, thesis, thriller, track, tragedy, tribute, tune, update, verse, virus, volume, will, word, work