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Definition: Meaning of, book in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʊk /

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book books
  1. printed pages [countable] a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them
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  2. to write in [countable] a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them
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  3. set of things [countable] a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover
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  4. books [plural] accounts written records of the financial accounts of a business
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  5. books [plural] jobs the names of people who use a company's services, or who are sent by a company to work for other people
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  6. by the book exactly according to rules or instructions
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  7. a closed book a subject that you do not understand or know anything about
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  8. be in somebody's good/bad books informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with you
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  9. law be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etc
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  10. part of a book [countable] one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided into
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  11. in my book spoken said when giving your opinion
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  12. bring somebody to book to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time
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book booked booked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
booking books
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to make arrangements to stay in a place, eat in a restaurant, go to a theatre etc at a particular time in the future [↪  reserve]
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  2. [transitive] to arrange for someone such as a singer to perform on a particular date
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  3. be booked up if a hotel, restaurant etc is booked up, there are no more rooms, places, seats etc still available
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  4. be booked up if someone is booked up, they are extremely busy and have arranged a lot of things they must do
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  5. [transitive] to arrange for someone to go to a hotel, fly on a plane etc
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  6. [transitive] to put someone's name officially in police records, along with the charge made against them
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  7. [transitive] British English when a REFEREE in a sports game books a player who has broken the rules, he or she officially writes down the player's name in a book as a punishment
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Book


Definition: Meaning of, Book in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʊk /

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  1. the Christian holy book
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    Bible, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
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  2. the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
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    Koran, Quran, al-Qur'an
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Book used in phrases

  • Book of Amos (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
  • Book of Baruch (noun)
    1. an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
  • Book of Common Prayer (noun)
    1. the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
  • Book of Common Prayer, The
    1. a book used in Church of England and Episcopal churches, which contains the words spoken by the priest and by the people in church at weekly services and at weddings, funerals etc
  • Book of Daniel (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
  • Book of Deuteronomy (noun)
    1. the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
  • Book of Ecclesiastes (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC
  • Book of Esther (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
  • Book of Exodus (noun)
    1. the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
  • Book of Ezekiel (noun)
    1. an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
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Book used in phrasal verbs

  • book in (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to arrange for yourself or someone else to stay at a hotel, hospital etc
    2. [intransitive] to announce that you have arrived at a hotel or event so that your name can be put on an official record. You can also say check in, which is the usual American word
  • book on (phrasal verb)
    1. book someone on something to buy tickets for someone for a specific journey on a plane, train, or bus
  • book up (phrasal verb)
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