book
To reserve for future useTo reserve (something) for future use.
» Take a book and read it.
Nimm ein Buch und lies es!
Возьми книгу и прочитай её!
Возьми книгу и читай её.
Возьмите книгу и почитайте!
Возьмите книгу и читайте!
Візьми книгу та прочитай її!
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)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.
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
(transitive)To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.
They booked that message from the hill.
notieren, schreiben
record a charge in a police register
(transitive)To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something.
I booked a flight to New York.
buchen, reservieren
брони́роватьbronírovatʹ, заброни́роватьzabronírovatʹ, резерви́роватьrezervírovatʹ
бронюва́тиbronjuváty, забронюва́тиzabronjuváty, резервува́тиrezervuváty
(transitive)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.
(intransitive, slang)To travel very fast.
He was really booking until he passed the speed trap.
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To record bets as bookmaker.
(transitive)To receive the highest grade in a class.
The top three students had a bet on which one was going to book their intellectual property class.
(intransitive, slang)To move or leave, often hurriedly and abruptly.
He was here earlier, but he booked.
Examples
12410 sentencesTake a book and read it.
Візьми книгу та прочитай її! — aandrusiak
ruВозьми книгу и прочитай её! — al_ex_an_der
deNimm ein Buch und lies es! — MUIRIEL
How many books do you have?
Скільки у тебе книг? — deniko
ruСколько у тебя книг? — Wordowl
deWie viele Bücher besitzt du? — xtofu80
Have you read this book already?
Ти вже читав цю книжку? — deniko
ruВы уже читали эту книгу? — ae5s
deHast du dieses Buch schon gelesen? — MUIRIEL
Have you read this book yet?
Ти вже читав цю книжку? — deniko
ruВы уже читали эту книгу? — ae5s
deHast du dieses Buch schon gelesen? — MUIRIEL
Your book is on the desk.
Твоя книжка на столі. — deniko
ruТвоя книга на парте. — sigavax
deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English booken, boken, from Old English bōcian, ġebōcian, from the noun (see aFrom Middle English booken, boken, from Old English bōcian, ġebōcian, from the noun (see above).
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Forms
books, booking, booked, bookedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- book upTo reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets.
- book offTo call off from work.
- book onTo register (for duty).
- book inTo check in (to a hotel).
- book awayOf a travel agent, to stop booking travelers on an airline and start booking them on others instead.
- book intoSynonym of book in.
Synonyms
16 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Travel and holidays — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- reading a book
- read this book
- this book is
- read the book
- read that book
- of these books
- book on the
- wrote a book
- read books
- kind of books
- many books
- comic books