schreiben
Pronunciation: /ˈʃraɪ̯bən/
“schreiben” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:
verb
- to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
- to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
- to write (use handwriting)
- to write (produce texts, work as an author)
- to be some year or date
- to write, to text (to send written information, communication)
- to write to each other (to exchange correspondence)
- to be spelled/spelt (of a word or a person's name)
- used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something
Etymology
From Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīban (“to write”), from Latin scrībō.
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