- ˌwrite sb/sth ˈoff
- phrasal verb
to decide that someone or something will not succeed, so that you stop giving them your attention and energyHe thought the teachers had written him off.[/ex]
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ˌwrite sb/sth ˈoff
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write sb/sth off — UK US write sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► to decide that a particular person or thing is no longer useful, important, or successful: »The company was written off by its competitors … Financial and business terms
write sth off — Ⅰ. UK US write sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE to accept that an amount of money has been lost, for example, from a bad investment or a debt that will never be paid, and show it as a loss in… … Financial and business terms
ˌwrite sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to accept that you will not receive money that someone owes you The US government agreed to write off debts of $170 billion.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
write something off as something — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write somebody off as something — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
write somebody off — ˌwrite sb/sthˈoff (as sth) derived to decide that sb/sth is a failure or not worth paying any attention to Syn: ↑dismiss Main entry: ↑writederived … Useful english dictionary
fire sth off — UK US fire sth off Phrasal Verb with fire({{}}/faɪər/ verb [T] (UK ALSO sack) INFORMAL ► COMMUNICATIONS to quickly write and send a message, letter, etc.: »He can fire off an email with a question and usually get an answer within a few hours.… … Financial and business terms
write*/*/*/ — [raɪt] (past tense wrote [rəʊt] ; past participle written [ˈrɪt(ə)n] ) verb 1) [I/T] to use something such as a pen or pencil to make words, numbers, or symbols Emily is just learning to write.[/ex] Write your full name in Box A.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
write sb off — UK US write sb/sth off Phrasal Verb with write({{}}/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written) ► to decide that a particular person or thing is no longer useful, important, or successful: »The company was written off by its competitors … Financial and business terms
write — W1S1 [raıt] v past tense wrote [rəut US rout] past participle written [ˈrıtn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(book/article/poem etc)¦ 2¦(letter)¦ 3¦(form words)¦ 4¦(state something)¦ 5¦(music/song)¦ 6¦(computer program)¦ 7¦(a computer records something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
