write up — to write a report or article using notes you made earlier
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
To create a full report, article, or document from notes or rough ideas you took before.
Say it like a native
Textbook I shall compose a full report based upon my preliminary notes.
Native I'll write up my notes into a report.
'Write up' is the everyday verb for turning notes into a finished document; the formal version is stiff.
Pattern: write sth up
In use
- After the meeting, I need to write up the minutes so everyone knows what was discussed.study
- In my last job, I often had to write up reports based on the data we collected during the week.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I need to write up it tonight.
✓ I need to write it up tonight.
With a pronoun, the object goes in the middle: 'write it up'.
Common collocations
write up + document— the results, your notes, a report, the findings
Don't confuse it
'Write down' means to make a quick note; 'write up' means to make a full, organized version.