write down
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: write DOWN. Saying “WRITE down” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Do not release the /t/. Before the consonant of “down” the stop is held and swallowed rather than popped — the same unreleased-stop move as in hot dog. One smooth unit: “write down”.
What it means
To record something in writing.
- “Write down the address before you forget it.”
- “He wrote it down on the back of a receipt.”
Similar: note, record