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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : W : write out

write out

Meaning: to write information on an official document before giving it to someone

Synonym: make out

For example:

  • write sth out The parking officer ignored my explanation as she wrote the parking ticket out and gave it to me.

  • write out sth I waited as the doctor wrote out a prescription for the medicine I needed.

Nouns often used as objects with
write out: speeding ticket, parking ticket, prescription, receipt, warrant

Quick Quiz:

Louis watched angrily as the police officer wrote out
  1. his concert ticket
  2. his speeding ticket
  3. his lottery ticket

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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