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A great comic-book cover occurs when it gets a potential reader to pick the book up and start thumbing through it. That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention, and persuade them to try the issue out.
Adam Hughes

Meaning of "book up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOOK UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOOK UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Book up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb book up in English.

WHAT DOES BOOK UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of book up in the English dictionary

The definition of book up in the dictionary is to make a reservation ; book.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOOK UP

PRESENT

Present
I book up
you book up
he/she/it books up
we book up
you book up
they book up
Present continuous
I am booking up
you are booking up
he/she/it is booking up
we are booking up
you are booking up
they are booking up
Present perfect
I have booked up
you have booked up
he/she/it has booked up
we have booked up
you have booked up
they have booked up
Present perfect continuous
I have been booking up
you have been booking up
he/she/it has been booking up
we have been booking up
you have been booking up
they have been booking up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I booked up
you booked up
he/she/it booked up
we booked up
you booked up
they booked up
Past continuous
I was booking up
you were booking up
he/she/it was booking up
we were booking up
you were booking up
they were booking up
Past perfect
I had booked up
you had booked up
he/she/it had booked up
we had booked up
you had booked up
they had booked up
Past perfect continuous
I had been booking up
you had been booking up
he/she/it had been booking up
we had been booking up
you had been booking up
they had been booking up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will book up
you will book up
he/she/it will book up
we will book up
you will book up
they will book up
Future continuous
I will be booking up
you will be booking up
he/she/it will be booking up
we will be booking up
you will be booking up
they will be booking up
Future perfect
I will have booked up
you will have booked up
he/she/it will have booked up
we will have booked up
you will have booked up
they will have booked up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been booking up
you will have been booking up
he/she/it will have been booking up
we will have been booking up
you will have been booking up
they will have been booking up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would book up
you would book up
he/she/it would book up
we would book up
you would book up
they would book up
Conditional continuous
I would be booking up
you would be booking up
he/she/it would be booking up
we would be booking up
you would be booking up
they would be booking up
Conditional perfect
I would have book up
you would have book up
he/she/it would have book up
we would have book up
you would have book up
they would have book up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been booking up
you would have been booking up
he/she/it would have been booking up
we would have been booking up
you would have been booking up
they would have been booking up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you book up
we let´s book up
you book up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to book up
Past participle
booked up
Present Participle
booking up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOOK UP

book lover
book of account
Book of Changes
Book of Common Prayer
book of hours
Book of Kells
Book of Mormon
book of original entry
Book of Psalms
book off
book out
book post
book price
book rest
book review
book rights
book scorpion
book signing
book token
book value

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOOK UP

back up
break up
buck up
chalk up
clock up
cook up
crank up
fuck up
kick up
knock up
lock up
look up
pack up
rack up
rock up
shack up
speak up
talk up
think up
work up

Synonyms and antonyms of book up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «book up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOOK UP

Find out the translation of book up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of book up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «book up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预订了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reservar hasta
570 millions of speakers

English

book up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حجز ما يصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

забронировать до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reservar -se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পর্যন্ত বুক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réserver jusqu´à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Book up
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verplanen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最大予約
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 예약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buku munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புத்தகம் வரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुक करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rezerve etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prenotare fino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarezerwować się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забронювати до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rezervați sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κράτηση μέχρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maksimum boeke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boka upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bestille opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of book up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOK UP»

The term «book up» is regularly used and occupies the 87.653 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOOK UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about book up

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QUOTES WITH «BOOK UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word book up.
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Adam Hughes
A great comic-book cover occurs when it gets a potential reader to pick the book up and start thumbing through it. That's a comic cover's job: Attract someone's attention, and persuade them to try the issue out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOOK UP»

Discover the use of book up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to book up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational ...
This book contains more than 500 photos! And lots of words! All guaranteeing that you'll learn how to beat up anybody! The World Champion is the greatest athlete in the world, has sex with lots of women, and is a role model to children.
Judah Friedlander, 2010
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Up, Up, Down
She goes up, up, UP to the very top of anything she can find -- the dresser, the refrigerator... the TREE?! Can her mother and father get her down? Up, Up, Down has always been a popular story with Robert Munsch's very youngest fans.
Robert N. Munsch, 2011
3
Reform Cookery Book: Up-to-Date Health Cookery for the ...
Reprint of the 4th edition of the 1909 vegetarian cookbook.
Jean O. Mill, 2010
4
Tear Up This Book!: The Sticker, Stencil, Stationery, Games, ...
Girls will discover dozens of fun ways to be creative with this book packed with projects! With special punch-out pages, girls can make a cootie catcher, bingo boards, a gift box, a secret note dispenser, a micro mobile, and so much more.
‎2005
5
The Ultimate country fake book up-date: over 100 songs for ...
Complete vocal score for Carly Simon's critically acclaimed opera, commissioned and produced by the Metropolitan Opera Guild and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
‎1985
6
Up From Slavery
No one connected with the boarding department seemed to have any idea that meals must be served at certain fixed and regular hours, and this was a source of great worry.
Booker T. Washington, 2004
7
Wake Up! Your Life Is Calling: Why Settle for Fine When So ...
In this thought-provoking guide to creating the extraordinary life you've always wanted, business and personal coach Mike Jaffe will challenge you to dramatically redesign your life.
Mike Jaffe, 2011
8
The Amazing Pull-Out Pop-Up Body in a Book
Provides information about the organs, muscles, bones, and other parts of the human body. Includes fold-out spreads, flaps, and a paper sculpture of a skeleton that unfolds to a height of five feet.
David Hawcock, 1997
9
A hand book up the Seine
HAND-BOOK. UP. THE. SEINE. CHAPTER I. HAVRE. " Charmante ville, Elle fut mon berceau, doux climat, sol fertile; D'aimables habitans .... unsitel ahl quel tableau ! Apres Constantinople il n'est rien d'aussi beau.' ' Cassimir Delavigne.
John Frederick Smith (prof. of the roy. coll. of Bayeux.), 1840
10
Wake Up: A Magic Picture Book
Simple text and holographic illustrations present a child's morning routine, including getting dressed and having breakfast.
Sue King, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOOK UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term book up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Getting naked with money
But if you have any issues at all with money — earning it, keeping it, spending it, asking for it — pick this book up and add it to your summer ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
2
Here's how often you have to work out to make a ClassPass …
She also found that classes tended to book up quickly, making it difficult to get a spot if you don't plan far in advance. So is the $99 a month ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
3
Big Wild Sleepout to celebrate our wildlife
To book up, email saltholme@rspb.org.uk or telephone (01642) 546625. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. Sarah Houghton, Big Wild Sleepout ... «Hartlepool Mail, Jul 15»
4
Getting the best care for your pets during the busy travel season
Whether you're using an in-home pet sitter or a boarding kennel, the Better Business Bureau says to book early because they book up fast. «WGME, Jul 15»
5
Ret. CO co-authors children's book to spread good message
My vision is that all the 87s will hold this book up, and 87 will come to represent kindness and love." Salomon has partnered with Children's Hospital of ... «CorrectionsOne, Jul 15»
6
City of Halves by Laura Inglis – review
I picked this book up to read randomly, not realising it is a recommendation for Mortal Instruments fans, a series I had just finished. So when I ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
'I had promised myself I would not become a journalist'
In fact, I had not read a single Turkish sociology or anthropology book up to that point. I was rejected,” he explains. Balcı continues: “That gave ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
8
Football-themed children's book designed to spread message of …
My vision is that all the 87s will hold this book up, and 87 will come to represent kindness and love." Salomon has partnered with Children's ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
9
How to replace your iPhone 5 battery for free
The next step is to book up an appointment at the genius bar. Then you'll be ready for them to check your phone is eligible and get on with the ... «TechRadar, Jul 15»
10
Dapper Press Helps Writers With Editing, Polishing, Self-Publishing
Feel like you've got a book up your sleeve? Have a manuscript finished but need advice on content and editing? Dapper Press offers these ... «The Missourian, Jul 15»

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