wrote

American  

[roht] / roʊt /

verb

1. a simple past tense of write.

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wrote British  

/ rəʊt /

verb

1. the past tense of write

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• written vs. wrote

Example Sentences

"Apollo Go, are you paralysed?" one person wrote on social media, alongside a video of unanswered calls to the company dialled from an in-car tablet.

From Barron's

In his judgment, Tigar wrote that the daughter’s “possession and donation of the Li Materials was lawful and in accordance with Li Rui’s wishes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are ready to leave Mozambique if our work and achievements are not appreciated,” Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe wrote in a series of pointed social-media messages in March.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our connection grew out of a genuine, long-standing friendship, which made it especially important for us to approach this with care,” they wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Canadian author Jack Jedwab wrote in French language newspaper La Presse that Rousseau's lack of French knowledge sends a message to Air Canada employees that "bilingualism is a constraint, not a value".

From BBC

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