write the book in English

Forms: writes the book [present, singular, third-person], writing the book [participle, present], wrote the book [past], written the book [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|write<,,wrote,written> the book}} write the book (third-person singular simple present writes the book, present participle writing the book, simple past wrote the book, past participle written the book)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "writes the book",
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          "text": "Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!",
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        "To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic."
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      "tags": [
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  "word": "write the book"
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    {
      "form": "writes the book",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "form": "written the book",
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"write the book" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms