co-write

/ˈkəʊ.raɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkoʊ.raɪt/ (ame, ipa)

co-write — verb

  • co-writepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • co-writes3rd person singular
  • co-writing-ing form
  • co-writedpast simple

1. to produce a book, song, screenplay, or similar text as a joint project shared b

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to produce a book, song, screenplay, or similar text as a joint project shared by two or more authors, each contributing ideas and wording.

例句

Hana co-wrote the title track of the album with her younger brother.

co-write + object + with + collaborator

Diego and Inês co-wrote a romantic comedy that later aired on national television.

plural subject: two authors share equal credit

同義詞
  • coauthor

    more formal; common for academic papers and books

  • collaborate on

    broader scope; covers any joint creative work, not only writing

  • write together

    informal, descriptive paraphrase rather than a single verb

反義詞
  • ghostwrite

    opposite of shared credit — one author writes for someone else who takes sole credit

文法句型

co-write + something

co-write something with someone

用法筆記

Object is usually a creative or published text (song, screenplay, novel, article, report). Subject names the credited authors; the partner is introduced with 'with' when one author is the main subject.

常見錯誤

❌I co-wrote about the project with Soraya.
✅I co-wrote the project report with Soraya.
💡'co-write' needs a direct object (the text produced), not a prepositional 'about' phrase.
❌Hari co-write the song last year.
✅Hari co-wrote the song last year.
💡past tense of 'co-write' is 'co-wrote', following the irregular pattern of 'write'.