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write something out
write something fully
To write something out is to write all of it clearly, usually on paper or in a document.
Hear it in real life
Can you explain the recipe again?
Sure, I'll write it out for you.
I wrote the directions out so my parents could follow them easily.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I wrote out it step by step.
Say: I wrote it out step by step.
With a pronoun, put it between “write” and “out”; with a noun, both positions are possible.
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How it fits in a sentence.
write it out; wrote the instructions out; write out a list
Your turn: say it out loud
I wrote the directions out so my parents could follow them easily.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
write something out
write something fully
“I wrote the directions out so my parents could follow them easily.”
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