Booth Meaning
/buːð/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small stall for the display and sale of goods.
nounA temporary shelter, often in the form of a tent, shed, or canopied structure.
Sentence Examples
Tom ran and ran, until at last he saw the telephone booth.
There is a telephone booth at the corner of the street.
CEFR Practice Quiz
We ate lunch in a quiet ____ at the back of the restaurant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We sat in a private ____ at the back of the quiet restaurant tonight.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When Gro came to the Witches’ booths he found them guarded even as the Red Foliot had said, and the booths of them of Demonland in like manner. So went he into the royal booth where the King lay in state on a bier of spear-shafts, robed in his kingly robes over his armour that was painted black and inlaid with gold, and the crown of Witchland on his head."
— 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 41:
"Sitting in one of the booths (with table and comfy seats) in the open plan ground floor reception, Network Rail Business Change Manager Sarah Newman explains how NR had been eyeing up the building in late 2024, with work starting on site in August 2025."
— 2025 December 24, Andy Comfort, “Signalling a change in training”, in RAIL, number 1051, page 28:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We ate lunch in a quiet ____ at the back of the restaurant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We sat in a private ____ at the back of the quiet restaurant tonight.