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noun | verb authorauthor1 /ˈɔθɚ/ ●●● W2 AWL noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYauthor1Origin: 1300-1400 Old North French auctour, from Latin auctor maker, writer adjectives/nouns + author► a famous/well-known author (also a renowned author formal) The famous author Ernest Hemingway stayed at the hotel in the 1920s. ► a best-selling author J. K. Rowling is the best-selling author of the “Harry Potter” books. ► an award-winning/prize-winning author Feldman is an award-winning author and journalist. ► somebody’s favorite author “Who’s your favorite author?” “I really like Stephen King.” ► a children’s author “The Wizard of Oz” was written by L. Frank Baum, the famous children’s author. ► an acclaimed author (=one whose work is admired by many people) Margaret Atwood is a highly acclaimed author who has won many awards for her work. ► a prolific author (=one who writes many books) She is a prolific author who has published more than 70 books. ► a contributing author (=someone who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine, or who writes part of a book, report, etc.) Ms. Gomez was a contributing author to Chapter 1 of the report. 1someone who writes a book, play, story, etc.: Shakespeare is one of the most well-known authors of all time.author of Steele is a best-selling author of romance novels (=she has written many of them).2formal the person who develops a plan or idea: author of Representative Burton is the principal author of the proposed law (=the main one). [Origin: 1300–1400 Old North French auctour, from Latin auctor maker, writer]COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + authora famous/well-known author (also a renowned author formal) The famous author Ernest Hemingway stayed at the hotel in the 1920s.a best-selling author J. K. Rowling is the best-selling author of the “Harry Potter” books.an award-winning/prize-winning author Feldman is an award-winning author and journalist.somebody’s favorite author “Who’s your favorite author?” “I really like Stephen King.”a children’s author “The Wizard of Oz” was written by L. Frank Baum, the famous children’s author.an acclaimed author (=one whose work is admired by many people) Margaret Atwood is a highly acclaimed author who has won many awards for her work.a prolific author (=one who writes many books) She is a prolific author who has published more than 70 books.a contributing author (=someone who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine, or who writes part of a book, report, etc.) Ms. Gomez was a contributing author to Chapter 1 of the report. noun | verb authorauthor2 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEauthor |
| Present | I, you, we, they | author | | he, she, it | authors | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | authored | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have authored | | he, she, it | has authored | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had authored | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will author | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have authored |
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| Present | I | am authoring | | he, she, it | is authoring | | you, we, they | are authoring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was authoring | | you, we, they | were authoring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been authoring | | he, she, it | has been authoring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been authoring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be authoring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been authoring |
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