Meaning of "e-book" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD E-BOOK

Electronic book.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF E-BOOK

e-book

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF E-BOOK

E-Book is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb e-book in English.

WHAT DOES E-BOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

E-book

An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices. Although sometimes defined as "an electronic version of a printed book", many e-books exist without any printed equivalent. Commercially produced and sold e-books are usually intended to be read on dedicated e-book readers, however, almost any sophisticated electronic device that features a controllable viewing screen, including computers, tablet computers, and smartphones can also be used to read e-books.

Definition of e-book in the English dictionary

The definition of e-book in the dictionary is a book in electronic form. Other definition of e-book is to book through the internet.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO E-BOOK

PRESENT

Present

I e-book

you e-book

he/she/it e-books

we e-book

you e-book

they e-book

Present continuous

I am e-booking

you are e-booking

he/she/it is e-booking

we are e-booking

you are e-booking

they are e-booking

Present perfect

I have e-booked

you have e-booked

he/she/it has e-booked

we have e-booked

you have e-booked

they have e-booked

Present perfect continuous

I have been e-booking

you have been e-booking

he/she/it has been e-booking

we have been e-booking

you have been e-booking

they have been e-booking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I e-booked

you e-booked

he/she/it e-booked

we e-booked

you e-booked

they e-booked

Past continuous

I was e-booking

you were e-booking

he/she/it was e-booking

we were e-booking

you were e-booking

they were e-booking

Past perfect

I had e-booked

you had e-booked

he/she/it had e-booked

we had e-booked

you had e-booked

they had e-booked

Past perfect continuous

I had been e-booking

you had been e-booking

he/she/it had been e-booking

we had been e-booking

you had been e-booking

they had been e-booking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will e-book

you will e-book

he/she/it will e-book

we will e-book

you will e-book

they will e-book

Future continuous

I will be e-booking

you will be e-booking

he/she/it will be e-booking

we will be e-booking

you will be e-booking

they will be e-booking

Future perfect

I will have e-booked

you will have e-booked

he/she/it will have e-booked

we will have e-booked

you will have e-booked

they will have e-booked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been e-booking

you will have been e-booking

he/she/it will have been e-booking

we will have been e-booking

you will have been e-booking

they will have been e-booking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would e-book

you would e-book

he/she/it would e-book

we would e-book

you would e-book

they would e-book

Conditional continuous

I would be e-booking

you would be e-booking

he/she/it would be e-booking

we would be e-booking

you would be e-booking

they would be e-booking

Conditional perfect

I would have e-book

you would have e-book

he/she/it would have e-book

we would have e-book

you would have e-book

they would have e-book

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been e-booking

you would have been e-booking

he/she/it would have been e-booking

we would have been e-booking

you would have been e-booking

they would have been e-booking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you e-book
we let´s e-book
you e-book

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to e-book

Past participle

e-booked

Present Participle

e-booking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF E-BOOK

Find out the translation of e-book to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of e-book from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «e-book» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 电子书籍
• Translator English - Spanish: libro electrónico
• English: e-book
• Translator English - Hindi: ई बुक
• Translator English - Arabic: كِتَاب اِلِكْترونيّ
• Translator English - Russian: электронная книга
• Translator English - Portuguese: livro eletrônico
• Translator English - Bengali: ই-বুক
• Translator English - French: livre électronique
• Translator English - Malay: E-book
• Translator English - German: Onlinebuch
• Translator English - Japanese: 電子書籍
• Translator English - Korean: 전자책
• Translator English - Javanese: E-book
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sách điện tử
• Translator English - Tamil: இ-புத்தகம்
• Translator English - Marathi: ई-पुस्तक
• Translator English - Turkish: e-kitap
• Translator English - Italian: e-book
• Translator English - Polish: e-książka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: електронна книга
• Translator English - Romanian: carte electronică
• Translator English - Greek: ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: e - boek
• Translator English - Swedish: e-bok
• Translator English - Norwegian: e-bok

5 QUOTES WITH «E-BOOK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word e-book.

1

Dusty Baker

The fundamentals of baseball haven't changed, but how we can teach those fundamentals has. With an e-book, learning can be more rewarding and fun.

2

Richard Curtis

I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down.

3

Joe Green

When all is said and done and the e-book is written about politics and the Internet, it is not going to be about the presidential election. It will be about the smaller elections in aggregate that have a huge effect on people's lives.

4

Charles Platt

The idea of an e-book has been around since the late 1970s, when researchers at Xerox PARC got on the case. Their prototype used millions of little magnetic particles, black on one side and white on the other, loosely embedded in the surface of a soft sheet of rubber.

5

Scott Turow

Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a reading device, a library card and an Internet connection. In this new reality, the only incentive to buy, rather than borrow, an e-book is the fact that the lent copy vanishes after a couple of weeks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «E-BOOK»

Discover the use of e-book in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to e-book and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology: Enhanced E-book

The 12th edition of Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology continues this bestselling title's long tradition as one of the world's favorite physiology textbooks.

John E. Hall, 2010

The Sumi-e Book

Introduces the basic techniques of Japanese ink painting, discusses tools and materials, and shows how to depict bamboo, orchids, chrysanthemums, and plum branches

Yolanda Mayhall, 1989

Abdominal Imaging E-Book: Expert Radiology Series Expert ...

Abdominal Imaging, a title in the Expert Radiology Series, edited by Drs. Dushyant Sahani and Anthony Samir, is a comprehensive 2-volume reference that encompasses both GI and GU radiology.

Dushyant Sahani, Anthony Samir, 2010

Clinical Nursing Practices: Guidelines for Evidence-Based ...

The development of competence in these practices is one of the most important aspects of pre-registration programmes, and this is one of the few UK-based texts that takes an educational approach to these practices as opposed to a purely ...

Elizabeth Jamieson, Janice M. McCall, Lesley A. Whyte, 2007

E-Book Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 2

Fun activities and interactive downloadable software to help students learn the practice and application of grammar.

How to get your e-book published: an insider's guide to the ...

This book is the most authoritative, step-by-step guide of any book in the marketplace--packed with the information any writer can use to navigate the dark waters of this mysterious new technology.

Richard Curtis, W. T. Quick, 2002

Basics of Violin Playing: E-book Edition

So, whether you are young or just young at heart and looking for a simple, yet exciting way to amaze and entertain your friends and family with beautiful violin playing, this is the book for you.

Fabrizio Ferrari, 2011

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of ...

Anthony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships, your finances, and your life.

Anthony Robbins, 2007

Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book: Expert Consult: ...

Now featuring a new full-color format, photographs, and illustrations, plus operative videos and case studies online at Expert Consult, this new edition shows you more vividly than ever before how to perform all of the latest techniques and ...

Scott W. Wolfe, Robert N. Hotchkiss, William C. Pederson, 2010

All About Plants, Grades PreK -K - E-book

All About Plants is the ultimate resource for teaching children about plants and for practicing important language and math skills that help children make cross-curricular connections.

Evan-Moor, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «E-BOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term e-book is used in the context of the following news items.

ALL IN THE PHAMALY: Remarkable theater group issues e-book

Phamaly announced the release of “Unsung and Unstoppable: Voices from the Disability Community” on June 23, an e-book that relates the ... «Aurora Sentinel, Jul 15»

Free Thai e-book details central region bike routes

The TAT's e-book introduces cycling routes in Bangkok, Chachoengsao, Lop Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»

33 tech reviews in one easy-to-download e-book

Leveraging technology — and leveraging it appropriately and intelligently — is one of the biggest challenges facing real estate agents today. «Inman.com, Jul 15»

Find bike routes in central Thailand with free e-book

The Thai-language e-book was created to meet the growing cycling scene, especially in central plain provinces, and support health and the ... «Coconuts Bangkok, Jul 15»

Writers get together to publish e-book

BASINGSTOKE Writers' Circle has published an e-book version of its popular poetry and prose travel anthology. Destinations, Basingstoke ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»

Darien editor releases next e-book in horror series

dirt-cover Darien Times Editor Susan Shultz has released the third in her Tales from the Graveyard horror e-novella series, with a journalism ... «Darien Times, Jul 15»

Ced Kurtz's Techman Texts: E-book prices will remain irregular

That way the publishers got the higher prices they wanted and Apple thought it could challenge Amazon's dominance in the e-book market. «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»

Apple to Pay $450M in E-Book Case

Apple will pay consumers $450 million as part of its settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ruling ... «GalleyCat, Jul 15»

Canongate to publish 'Jean Brodie' e-book

Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is to be made available in e-book for the first time in the UK, as part of a deal with Canongate. «The Bookseller, Jul 15»

New e-book features Kanye West quotes

Kanye West performs on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2015. – AFP/Relaxnews pic, July 6, 2015.A new e-book called "The ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»