make a book in English

Forms: makes a book [present, singular, third-person], making a book [participle, present], made a book [participle, past], made a book [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,made>}} make a book (third-person singular simple present makes a book, present participle making a book, simple past and past participle made a book)

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"make a book" meaning in English

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