booked

3 definitions • 9 examples

past simple and past participle of

to arrange to have a seat, room, performer, etc. at a particular time in the future:

be booked up I'd like to go but I'm booked up (= I have arranged to do other things) until the weekend.

be fully booked Unfortunately the restaurant was fully booked (= there were no tables available).

[ + two objects ] I've booked us two tickets to see "Carmen"/I've booked two tickets for us to see "Carmen".

She'd booked a table for four at their favourite restaurant.

Will booked a seat on the evening flight to Los Angeles.

We were advised to book early if we wanted to get a room.

They booked a jazz band for their wedding.

If a police officer, referee, etc. books someone, they write down the person's name in an official record because they have done something wrong:

A football player who is booked twice in a game is sent off the field.

My grandmother was booked for speeding last week.