- book
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 for readingADJECTIVE▪ latest, new, recent▪ best-selling▪ forthcoming, upcoming (esp. AmE)▪ hardback, hardcover (esp. AmE), leather-bound, paperback▪ printed▪
one of the earliest printed books
▪ rare▪ second-hand (esp. BrE), used (AmE)▪ excellent, fascinating, fine, good, great, interesting, readable, remarkable, terrific, useful, wonderful▪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/favorite▪a survey to find the nation's favourite/favorite children's book
▪ library▪ audio▪ children's, colouring/coloring, comic, picture, reading, story (usually storybook)▪ cook (usually cookbook), cookery (BrE)▪ guide (usually guidebook), travel▪ phrase, reference▪ coffee-table, illustrated▪ how-to, self-help, tell-all▪ school, set (BrE), text (usually textbook)▪‘Emma’ was one of our set books for the exam.
▪ history, science, etc.▪ address, autograph, exercise, order▪ phone, telephone▪ holy, hymn, prayer… OF BOOK▪ copy▪How many copies of the book did you order?
VERB + BOOK▪ flick through (esp. BrE), flip through (esp. AmE), look at, read, skim through▪ be deep in, be engrossed in, be immersed in▪ study▪ look up from, put down▪She looked up from her book and smiled at him.
▪I couldn't put the book down.
▪ close, open▪ author, 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▪ recommend▪ borrow, check out (esp. AmE), have out, take out (esp. BrE) (= from a library)▪How many books can I borrow?
▪ return, take back (= to a library)▪ renew▪Do you want to renew any of your library books?
BOOK + VERB▪ appear, come out▪His latest book will appear in December.
▪ be out of print, go out of printBOOK + NOUN▪ title▪ review, reviewer▪ club▪ token (BrE)▪ bag (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in a/the book▪These issues are discussed in his latest book.
▪ book about, book on▪She's busy writing a book on astrology.
▪ book by▪a book by Robert Grout
▪ book of▪a book of walks in London
2 books company recordsADJECTIVE▪ accountVERB + BOOKS▪ do, keep▪She does the books for us.
▪ audit, check▪ cook (informal)▪Someone was cooking the books (= falsifying the accounts).
PREPOSITION▪ on the books▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We have fifty people on the books (= working for us).
verbADVERB▪ ahead, early, in advance▪Seats go quickly, so it is essential to book in advance.
▪ online▪PREPOSITION▪ with▪Book with Suntours and kids go free!
PHRASES▪ be booked solid (= be fully booked), be booked up, be fully bookedBook is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑refereeBook is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑appointment, ↑berth, ↑flight, ↑holiday, ↑hotel, ↑passage, ↑reservation, ↑room, ↑seat, ↑table, ↑taxi, ↑ticket, ↑trip, ↑vacation
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
