write, verb transitive and intransitive
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Special sense of general English.
To sit or take (a written examination or series of examinations).
- Note:
- The transitive use is not exclusively South African English, occurring also in the English of Barbados.
1943 ‘J. Burger’ Black Man’s Burden 173The examinations [at Fort Hare] are the same as those written by European students in the other constituent colleges of the University.
1993 Race Rel. Survey 1992–3 (S.A.I.R.R.) 608African pupils writing as private candidates achieved significantly better results than the national average in South Africa.
To sit or take (a written examination or series of examinations).
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