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Definition of book verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

book

verb
 
/bʊk/
 
/bʊk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they book
 
/bʊk/
 
/bʊk/
he / she / it books
 
/bʊks/
 
/bʊks/
past simple booked
 
/bʊkt/
 
/bʊkt/
past participle booked
 
/bʊkt/
 
/bʊkt/
-ing form booking
 
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
 
/ˈbʊkɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance
    • Book early to avoid disappointment.
    • book something She booked a flight to Chicago.
    • He booked tickets for his trip to New York.
    • Most customers now book their holidays online.
    • The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).
    • I'm sorry—we're fully booked.
    • (British English) I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.
    In American English book is not used if you do not have to pay in advance; instead use make a reservation I'd like to make a reservation for 8 o'clock tonight.
    • (figurative) Australia booked their place in the final with a convincing win over England.
    compare reserve
    Extra Examples
    • Book with Suntours and kids go free!
    • I've booked a table for two at a nice Italian restaurant.
    • There are few places on the course, so it is essential to book in advance.
    • The hotel is fully booked that weekend.
    • The seminars get quickly booked up.
    Topics Holidaysa2, Transport by aira2, Cooking and eatinga2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • ahead
    • early
    • in advance
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be booked solid
    • be booked up
    • be fully booked
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] to arrange for somebody to have a seat on a plane, etc.
    • book somebody + adv./prep. I've booked you on the 10 o'clock flight.
    • book somebody something + adv./prep. I've booked you a room at the Park Hotel.
    • book somebody something Have you told the office to book you a flight?
    see also double-bookTopics Transport by bus and traina2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • ahead
    • early
    • in advance
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be booked solid
    • be booked up
    • be fully booked
    See full entry
  3. [transitive] book somebody/something (for something) to arrange for a singer, etc. to perform on a particular date
    • We've booked a band for the wedding reception.
    Extra Examples
    • Have you booked an entertainer for the kids' party yet?
    • He's booked to appear on 3 November at Central Hall.
    • Several well-known authors have been booked to speak at the event.
  4. [transitive] book somebody (for something) (informal) to write down somebody’s name and address because they have committed a crime or an offence
    • He was booked for possession of cocaine.
  5. [transitive] book somebody (British English) (of a referee) to write down in an official book the name of a player who has broken the rules of the gameTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc1
  6. Word OriginOld English bōc (originally also ‘a document or charter’), bōcian ‘to grant by charter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boek and German Buch, and probably to beech (on which runes were carved).
See book in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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