Books
nounMore than one bound, printed or written volume of pages.
How to spell books
5 letters · 1 syllable
How to pronounce books
What does books mean?
- nounMore than one bound, printed or written volume of pages.
- verbReserves or arranges something such as travel, a room, or an appointment.
Books in a sentence
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noun
She shelved the new books in alphabetical order.
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verb
He always books a table well before the weekend rush.
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noun
The library lends out thousands of books each month.
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verb
The agency books the entire trip on our behalf.
Where does books come from?
Language of origin: Germanic
This is the plural and verb form of 'book', which descends from the Old English 'boc', meaning a written document, charter, or volume. A widely accepted older theory links 'boc' to the Germanic word for the beech tree, on the idea that early runic inscriptions were cut into beech wood or beech bark, though scholars treat that connection with some caution. The word is purely native English, sharing roots with Dutch 'boek' and German 'Buch'. The plural simply adds '-s', and the same '-s' ending turns the verb 'to book' into its third-person form, as in someone who books a flight. The spelling has stayed remarkably stable for over a thousand years, with the double 'o' representing the steady 'oo' vowel.
How the word is built
- book (from Old English boc)
- -s (plural / third-person singular marker)
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