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wrote the book

wrote the book is the simple past 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 wrote the book

What is wrote the book the simple past of?
Wrote the book is the simple past of write the book.

Words near wrote the book in the dictionary

  1. wrote itself
  2. wrote off
  3. wrote one's own ticket
  4. wrote out
  5. wrote over
  6. wrote the book
  7. wrote up
  8. wroten
  9. Wrotens
  10. wrotest
  11. wroth

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