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• past participle of write.

written

American  

[rit-n] / ˈrɪt n /

verb

1. a past participle of write.

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adjective

1. expressed in writing (distinguished from spoken).

written British  

/ ˈrɪtən /

verb

1. the past participle of write

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adjective

1. taken down in writing; transcribed Compare spoken

   written evidence

   the written word

Other Word Forms

• half-written
  adjective
• prewritten
  adjective
• self-written
  adjective
• well-written
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of written

First recorded before 1000, for the adjective

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• written vs. wrote

Example Sentences

Written by Laura Kittrell, “Elle” is lightweight, often obvious and oddly, refreshingly innocent — Elle is waiting for “a perfect first kiss from a perfect guy” — both for the genre and the setting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Written off by pundits going into their match against Uruguay - Williams and Benni McCarthy on BBC One both predicted they would lose - Cape Verde refused to follow the script.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, it’s utterly virtuosic screwball absurdity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Written and directed by Curry Barker — a 26-year-old film-school dropout who gained popularity on YouTube and TikTok — the movie has grossed $104.8 million in the U.S. and $148 million worldwide.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

I thought of the Bible, but in the end decided poetry might be more soothing, so I brought an anthology from my room and read Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

Related Words

• drafted
• penned
• recorded
• reported