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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk boo k]
- /meɪk bʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [meyk boo k]
- /meɪk bʊk/
Definitions of make book words
- verb with object make book to enter in a book or list; record; register. 1
- verb with object make book to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant. 1
- verb with object make book to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise. 1
- verb with object make book to engage for one or more performances. 1
- verb with object make book to enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register. 1
- verb with object make book to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money): The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing. 1
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Origin of make book
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make book
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make book popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
make book usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make book
verb make book
- signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- prefigure — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- prophesy — to foretell or predict.
- portend — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- foreshadow — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
Antonyms for make book
verb make book
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
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