Meaning

1 senses

  1. To issue or publish (a book) in a paperback edition.

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Is there a paperback edition of this book?

    ruЕсть ли издание этой книги в мягкой обложке? — zwhzwh

    deGibt es eine Paperbackausgabe von diesem Buch? — Tamy

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  2. Tom only reads paperback novels.

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  3. The paperback version is cheaper.

    deDie Taschenbuchausgabe ist günstiger. — MisterTrouser

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  4. The novel was published in paperback.

    deDer Roman erschien als Taschenbuch. — al_ex_an_der

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  5. It's best to put covers on paperbacks.

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Origin

From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

From paper + back, a shortening of the older term paper-backed book.

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Forms

paperbacks, paperbacking, paperbacked, paperbacked
Base formpaperback · to paperback
3rd person singularpaperbacks
Present participlepaperbacking
Past simplepaperbacked
Past participlepaperbacked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypaperback
he, she, itpaperbacks

Past simpleLesson

all personspaperbacked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave paperbacked
he, she, ithas paperbacked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill paperback

Word family

3 related words
Relatedhardbackpocketbooksoftcover

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
papayaB2paperA1paperboypaperweightpaperworkB2paprika
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