crack a book
crack a book verb: to open up one's books, especially in order to study.
Verb
crack a book (third-person singular simple present cracks a book, present participle cracking a book, simple past and past participle cracked a book)
- To open up one's books, especially in order to study.
- You had better crack the books if you want to have any chance of graduating this year.
- Of course he didn't even know that the Partition happened in the 1940s, let alone any details of cross-border disputes since then. It's not like that guy ever cracks a book.
Forms of crack a book
| third-person singular present | cracks a book |
|---|---|
| present participle | cracking a book |
| past participle | cracked a book |
| past | cracked a book |
Questions about crack a book
- What does crack a book mean?
- Crack a book means to open up one's books, especially in order to study.
- What part of speech is crack a book?
- Crack a book is a verb.
- What is the past tense of crack a book?
- The past tense of crack a book is cracked a book.
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