written
♦ writ|ten /r'ɪtən/
1
Written is the past participle of write.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A written test or piece of work is one which involves writing rather than doing something practical or giving spoken answers.
Learners may have to take a written exam before they pass their driving test...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
A written agreement, rule, or law has been officially written down.
The newspaper broke a written agreement not to sell certain photographs...
≠ unwritten
4
to be written all over someone's face: see facewrit|ten word
[N-SING] usu the N
You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
Even in the 18th century scholars continued to give primacy to the written word.
1
Written is the past participle of write.
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A written test or piece of work is one which involves writing rather than doing something practical or giving spoken answers.
Learners may have to take a written exam before they pass their driving test...
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
A written agreement, rule, or law has been officially written down.
The newspaper broke a written agreement not to sell certain photographs...
≠ unwritten
4
to be written all over someone's face: see facewrit|ten word
[N-SING] usu the N
You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
Even in the 18th century scholars continued to give primacy to the written word.