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writes the book

writes the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write the book.

Meaning of write the book

Verb

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)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, with-on) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
    • Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!

Questions about writes the book

What is writes the book the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Writes the book is the third-person singular simple present indicative of write the book.

Words near writes the book in the dictionary

  1. writes itself
  2. writes off
  3. writes one's own ticket
  4. writes out
  5. writes over
  6. writes the book
  7. writes up
  8. writest
  9. writeth
  10. writethrough
  11. writethroughs

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