Grammar fix

write down

record in writing

To put information on paper or in a digital note so you don't forget it.

phrasal verbB1core

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

Let me write down your address so I don't forget it.study
In my opinion, it's helpful to write down new vocabulary words because it makes them easier to remember.IELTS speaking

Pattern: write down [something]; write [something] down

WrongWrite down it before you forget.

RightWrite it down before you forget.

With a pronoun the object goes in the middle — 'write it down', never 'write down it'.

Patternwrite down [something]; write [something] down

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff Kindly make a written record of my telephone number.

Natural Let me write your number down.

Natural; 'make a written record of' is clerical.

Words that usually travel with it.

Don't confuse with 'write up', which means to prepare a full report or document.