book

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/bʊk/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) for reading

ADJ

latest, new, recent | forthcoming | hardback, paperback

printed

My grandmother still prefers reading printed books instead of using an e-reader.

rare | second-hand

delightful, excellent, fascinating, fine, good, great, interesting, remarkable, useful

I found such a fascinating book at the library that I finished it in just two days.

famous, important, influential

controversial

The controversial book sparked heated debates in schools across the country.

favourite

My favourite book is one I've read at least five times since childhood.

library

set

The teacher assigned three classic novels as set books for this semester's literature course.

children's, comic, cookery, guide, hymn, phrase, picture, prayer, reference, school, story, text, textbook | travel | address, autograph, cheque, exercise, log, order, phone/telephone, sketch

QUANT

copy

The library bought ten copies of that popular novel last month.

VERB + BOOK

be deep/engrossed/immersed in, flick/skim through, look at, read

look up from

He looked up from his book when his mother called him for dinner.

dedicate, inscribe

The author inscribed a personal message inside the book when I met her at the bookstore.

review | borrow, have out, take out | return, take back

renew

I need to renew my textbook before the library deadline next week.

stock | plagiarize

BOOK + VERB

appear, come out

Her new cookbook comes out next month and she's very excited about it.

be/go out of print

BOOK + NOUN

title | shop, bookshop | review, reviewer | club

PREP

in a/the ~

You can find detailed instructions for assembling the furniture in the book that came with it.

~ about/on

My father recently published a book about ancient Rome that has become quite popular.

~ by

I enjoyed reading the mystery novel by Agatha Christie last summer.

~ for

I bought a helpful book for my daughter before she started high school.

~ from

I received a fascinating book from my grandmother for my birthday last week.

~ of

My grandmother gave me a beautiful book of recipes from her childhood.

ADJ

account

VERB + BOOK

audit, do, keep

My father kept the books for his small business for many years.

(verb.)

ADV

early, in advance

We recommend booking early if you want to get good seats for the concert.

PREP

with

We always book with the same travel agency because they offer the best prices.

PHRASES

be booked solid | be booked up, be fully booked

Definitions

noun

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Knowing I lou'd my bookes, he furniſhd me / From mine owne Library, with volumes, that / I prize aboue my Dukedome.

I repeat: it suffices that a book be possible for it to exist. Only the impossible is excluded. For example: no book can be a ladder, although no doubt there are books which discuss and negate and demonstrate this possibility and others whose structure corresponds to that of a ladder.

A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.

I have three copies of his first book.

“I would never read a book,” he once told an interviewer. “I don’t want to say no book is ever worth reading, but I actually do believe something pretty close to that.”

A major division of a long work.

Genesis is the first book of the Bible.

Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.

A record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.

A bookmaker (a person who takes bets on sporting events and similar); bookie; turf accountant.

verb

To reserve (something) for future use.

I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.

I can book tickets for the concert next week.

To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

They booked that message from the hill.

To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.

I booked a flight to New York.

To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

The police booked him for driving too fast.

To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound toget

volume

noun — the sacred writings of the Christian religions

noun — the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet

koran
quran
al-qur'an

noun — a compilation of the known facts regarding something or some

record

noun — a written version of a play or other dramatic composition

script
playscript

noun — a record in which commercial accounts are recorded

verb — arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in adva

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

book burning

A mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.

you can't judge a book by its cover

It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.

closed book

A person or thing that cannot be easily understood; someone or something incomprehensible or puzzling.

Her courteous, sedate, inexorable husband, whose will she could not bend, whom she could not cajole, whose mind was a closed book to her — a book which had lain by her hand for thr

by the book

In a manner which strictly adheres to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.

As far as he is concerned, he umpired by the book.

you can't tell a book by its cover

Alternative form of you can't judge a book by its cover.

Example Bank

Knowing I lou'd my bookes, he furniſhd me / From mine owne Library, with volumes, that / I prize aboue my Dukedome.

Wiktionary

I can be anything. Take a look! It's in a book: A reading rainbow.

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I want to book a hotel room for tomorrow night.

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I can book tickets for the concert next week.

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I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, book is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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