bookcross
bookcross · bookcrosses · bookcrossed · bookcrossing
To leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewiseTo leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.
Meaning
1 sensesTo leave a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do likewise.
Origin
From book + cross, after the name of a Web site for this purpose, bookcrossing.com.From book + cross, after the name of a Web site for this purpose, bookcrossing.com.
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Forms
bookcrosses, bookcrossing, bookcrossed, bookcrossed| Base form | bookcross · to bookcross |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bookcrosses |
| Present participle | bookcrossing |
| Past simple | bookcrossed |
| Past participle | bookcrossed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.