"handwrite" meaning in English

See handwrite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: handwrite [canonical], handwrites [third-person, singular], handwrote [past], handwritten [past, participle], handwriting [present, participle]
Etymology: hand + write Etymology templates: {{compound|hand|write}} hand + write Head templates: {{verb|handwrite|handwrites|handwrote|handwritten|handwriting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you handwrite something, you write it manually, normally used to emphasize that it is not being typed.
    Sense id: simple-handwrite-en-verb-xRIOAvPl
     
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