escribir
to write
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To write something, like on a piece of paper
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scribe
one who writes
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-ir
verb suffix
Escribir means to write and is related to the English word scribe0, a person whose job was to write.
escribir
to write
To put words or ideas down in writing.
Escribe tu nombre en la parte superior de la hojaWrite your name at the top of the page
Cervantes escribió una de las novelas más famosas del mundoCervantes wrote one of the most famous novels in the world
escribirse
to write to each other, to correspond
When two people write to each other.
Nos escribimos cada semana desde que se mudóWe write to each other every week since she moved away
Lleva años escribiéndose con su amigo en JapónHe's been corresponding with his friend in Japan for years (he and his friend write to each other, the person he is writing with is his friend from Japan)