booth

CEFRB2

/buːð/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small enclosed space for a particular use.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.

Examples

  • Tom ran and ran, until at last he saw the telephone booth.

  • There is a telephone booth at the corner of the street.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /bʉθ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A temporary shelter, often in the form of a tent, shed, or canopied structure.

  2. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.

  3. An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English bothe, from Old East Norse *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.