write down

Meaning

'Write down' is a phrasal verb that means to record information on paper or in a digital document so that you do not forget it. In business, it is commonly used during meetings, phone calls, or training sessions. It is neutral, practical, and essential for daily tasks.

Examples

• Could you please write down your email address so I can send the file?

  Could you please write down your email address so I can send the file?

• Make sure to write down the main points during the client call.

  Make sure to write down the main points during the client call.

• I always write down my daily tasks in a notebook to stay organized.

  I always write down my daily tasks in a notebook to stay organized.

• He asked me to write down the instructions step by step.

  He asked me to write down the instructions step by step.

• She wrote down the phone number on a sticky note.

  She wrote down the phone number on a sticky note.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please write down it in your notebook.

  ✓ Please write it down in your notebook.

  When the object of a separable phrasal verb like 'write down' is a pronoun (like 'it' or 'them'), the pronoun must go between the verb and the particle.

• ✗ I need to write on the information.

  ✓ I need to write down the information.

  'Write on' means to physically write on a surface (like a desk). 'Write down' is the correct phrasal verb for recording information.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Don't forget to ___ the feedback from the manager.

  💡 Record on paper or digitally.

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  write down

• Let me ___ your phone number before I forget it.

  💡 Record the information.

  Show answer

  write down