Booked Book Bʊk Fully Arrange O'clock Verb Bre

• book early to avoid disappointment.
• she booked a flight to chicago.
• the performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).
• i'm sorry—we're fully booked.

book

1. to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance
• compare reserve
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reserve_1
• Book early to avoid disappointment.
• She booked a flight to Chicago.
• The performance is booked up (= there are no more tickets available).
• I'm sorry—we're fully booked.
• I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.
• I'd like to make a reservation for 8 o'clock tonight.
2. to arrange for somebody to have a seat on a plane, etc.
• I've booked you on the 10 o'clock flight.
• I've booked you a room at the Park Hotel.
3. to arrange for a singer, etc. to perform on a particular date
• We've booked a band for the wedding reception.
4. 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. to write down in an official book the name of a player who has broken the rules of the game
• See related entries: Soccer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/soccer/book_4

Extra Examples

• Book with Suntours and kids go free!
• I’ve booked a table for two at a nice Italian restaurant.
• Seats go quickly, so it is essential to book in advance.
• There are few places on the course, so it is essential to book in advance.
• Have you booked the band for the party yet?
• He’s booked to appear on 3 November at Central Hall.
• I’ve booked you on the 9.30 flight.
• Several well-known authors have been booked to speak at the event.
• The hotel is fully booked that weekend.
• The seminars get quickly booked up.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they book
• he / she / it books
• past simple booked
• past participle booked
• -ing form booking

Word Origin

• Old 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).