author
verb/ˈɔːθə(r)/
/ˈɔːθər/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they author | /ˈɔːθə(r)/ /ˈɔːθər/ |
| he / she / it authors | /ˈɔːθəz/ /ˈɔːθərz/ |
| past simple authored | /ˈɔːθəd/ /ˈɔːθərd/ |
| past participle authored | /ˈɔːθəd/ /ˈɔːθərd/ |
| -ing form authoring | /ˈɔːθərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːθərɪŋ/ |
- author something to be the author of a book, report, etc.Topics Literature and writingb2Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘a person who invents or causes something’): from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’. The spelling with th arose in the 15th cent., and perhaps became established under the influence of authentic.
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