past / past participle
Arranged in advance to have a seat, room, ticket, or service at a future time.
I booked a flight to Chicago.
We booked a table for six.
American English
How to pronounce booked
verb · adjectiveA2Very common word
BUKT
/bʊkt̚/
One syllable.
Form of book
Arranged in advance to have a seat, room, ticket, or service at a future time.
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adjective
Reserved or scheduled for a particular time, so it is not available to other people.
The hotel is fully booked this weekend.
I'm booked all afternoon.
past / past participle
Officially processed and recorded a person after an arrest.
The police booked him for driving without a license.
She was booked after the fight.
Useful expressions
Following the rules exactly.
He does everything by the book.
To leave or move quickly. This is informal.
We're late—book it!
To punish someone as severely as possible under the law.
The judge threw the book at him.