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verbs
read a book
• What book are you reading at the moment?
look through a book
(= look at the pages quickly )
• I looked through the book until I found the right section.
write a book
• He’s written several interesting travel books.
publish a book
• The book is published by Penguin.
a book comes out
(= it is published for the first time )
• Everyone was waiting for the new Harry Potter book to come out.
borrow a book
( also take out a book British English ) (= from a library )
• You can borrow up to six books from the library.
return a book
(= to a library )
• Please return all your books before the end of term.
renew a book
(= arrange to continue borrowing it from a library )
• If you need to renew a book, you can do it by phone.
book + NOUN
a book shop
( also book store American English )
• I got it from that little book shop in the village.
a book seller
(= a person, shop, or company selling books )
• High street book sellers are experiencing a drop in sales.
a book token
British English (= a ticket that you can use to pay for a book )
• She always bought me book tokens for my birthday.
a book review
(= an article giving critical opinions of a book )
• She had a book review published in the student magazine.
a book fair
(= an event at which publishers and authors show new books )
the introduction/preface/foreword to a book
• In the introduction to this book I referred to a conversation between myself and a young student.
a section of a book
• The most useful section of the book is the list of suppliers of artists’ materials.
phrases
the cover of a book
• His picture is on the cover of the book.
a chapter of a book
• The first chapter of the book is about his childhood.
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book + NOUN
book a holiday
• People often book their holidays in January.
book a trip
• I booked the whole trip on the Internet.
book a flight
• He picked up the phone and booked a flight to Barcelona.
book a ticket
• It’s cheaper if you book your train ticket in advance.
book a table
(= in a restaurant )
• I’ll book a table for 7.30 tomorrow evening.
book a room/hotel
• Ross found a good hotel and booked a room.
book a seat
• She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.
book a place on something
• Students are advised to book a place on the course early.
adverbs
book early
• We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.
book (well) in advance
• There are only 20 places, so it is essential to book well in advance.
book online
(= on the Internet )
• It’s much easier to book tickets online.
be fully booked
(= all the seats, tickets etc are sold )
• I’m afraid that show is fully booked.
be booked solid
(= all the seats, tickets etc are sold for a long period )
• The restaurant’s booked solid for the whole of the Christmas period.
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verb ADV. early, in advance There are few places on the course, so it is essential to book in advance. PREP. with Book with Suntours and kids go free! PHRASES be booked solid (= be fully booked), be booked up, be fully booked, noun for reading ADJ. latest, new, recent | forthcoming | hardback, paperback | printed one of the earliest printed books | rare | second-hand | delightful, excellent, fascinating, fine, good, great, interesting, remarkable, useful There's nothing like curling up with a mug of tea and a good book. | famous, important, influential | controversial a controversial book about the royal family | favourite a survey to find the nation's favourite children's book | library | set ‘Emma’ was one of our set books for A level. | children's, comic, cookery, guide, hymn, phrase, picture, prayer, reference, school, story, text (also textbook), travel | address, autograph, cheque, exercise, log, order, phone/telephone, sketch QUANT. copy How many copies of the book did you order? VERB + BOOK be deep/engrossed/immersed in, flick/skim through, look at, read | look up from She looked up from her book and smiled at him. | co-author, write | bring out, publish, put out | reprint | edit, proofread, revise | translate | illustrate | bind | ban, censor | dedicate, inscribe The book is dedicated to his mother. Her name was inscribed in the book. The collector had many books inscribed to him by famous authors. | review | borrow, have out, take out (= from a library) How many books have you got out? | return, take back (= to a library) | renew Do you want to renew any of your library books? | stock | plagiarize BOOK + VERB appear, come out His latest book will appear in December. | be/go out of print BOOK + NOUN title | shop (also bookshop) | review, reviewer | club PREP. in a/the ~ These issues are discussed in his latest book. | ~ about/on She's busy writing a book on astrology. | ~ by a book by Robert Grout | ~ for a book for new parents | ~ from a new book from the publishing company, Bookworm | ~ of a book of walks in London 2 books company records ADJ. account VERB + BOOK audit, do, keep She does the books for us.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary