bring to book

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bring too boo k]
- /brɪŋ tu bʊk/
- /brɪŋ tuː bʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bring too boo k]
- /brɪŋ tu bʊk/

Definitions of bring to book words

noun bring to book to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his conduct 3
noun bring to book to force to explain; demand an accounting from 3
noun bring to book to reprimand 3
noun bring to book a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. 1
noun bring to book a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online. See also e-book (def 1). 1
noun bring to book a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc. 1

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Origin of bring to book

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English bōc; cognate with Dutch boek, Old Norse bōk, German Buch; akin to Gothic boka letter (of the alphabet) and not of known relation to beech, as is often assumed

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Parts of speech for Bring to book

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bring to book popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".

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Synonyms for bring to book

verb bring to book

call on the carpet — (chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.
read the riot act — an English statute of 1715 providing that if 12 or more persons assemble unlawfully and riotously, to the disturbance of the public peace, and refuse to disperse upon proclamation they shall be considered guilty of felony.
take to task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
call to account — to insist on explanation

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