bookmark

B2 Topic:Technology & Computing

Also spelled book-mark

US /ˈbʊk.mɑː(ɹ)k/ See IPA manual

Freq #39951

Meanings

1

noun
A saved link to a website that lets you return to it quickly.

I added the recipe page to my bookmarks.
2

noun
A strip of paper or other material used to mark your place in a book.

He placed a bookmark on page 234 and closed the book.
3

verb
To save a link to a website so you can find it again easily.

I bookmarked the article to read later.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a saved link to a website... favourites

2 noun · a strip of paper or other... bookmarker

Word family

Forms bookmarkedbookmarkingbookmarks

Derived forms bookmarklet

Etymology

From Middle English *boke-merk, *boke-merke (attested only in the bare form merk (“bookmark”)), equivalent to book + mark. Cognate with Danish bogmærke (“bookmark”), Swedish bokmärke (“bookmark”), Norwegian bokmerke (“bookmark”), Icelandic bókamerki (“bookmark”). Eclipsed non-native Old English æstel (“bookmark”), from Old Irish astal, from Latin hastula (“little spear, splint”).

*boke-merk Middle English

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Topics

Technology & Computing

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# bookmark

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈbʊk.mɑː(ɹ)k/
**Frequency rank:** 39951

## Meanings
1. A saved link to a website that lets you return to it quickly.
2. A strip of paper or other material used to mark your place in a book.
3. To save a link to a website so you can find it again easily.

## Examples
- I added the recipe page to my bookmarks.
- He placed a bookmark on page 234 and closed the book.
- I bookmarked the article to read later.

## Derived Forms
- bookmarklet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *boke-merk

## Etymology
From Middle English *boke-merk, *boke-merke (attested only in the bare form merk (“bookmark”)), equivalent to book + mark. Cognate with Danish bogmærke (“bookmark”), Swedish bokmärke (“bookmark”), Norwegian bokmerke (“bookmark”), Icelandic bókamerki (“bookmark”). Eclipsed non-native Old English æstel (“bookmark”), from Old Irish astal, from Latin hastula (“little spear, splint”).

## AI Etymology
Bookmark comes from Middle English *boke-merk, *boke-merke (attested only in the bare form merk (“bookmark”)), equivalent to book + mark. Cognate with Danish bogmærke (“bookmark”), Swedish bokmärke (“bookmark”), Norwegian bokmerke (“bookmark”), Icelandic bókamerki (“bookmark”). Eclipsed non-native Old English æstel (“bookmark”), from Old Irish astal, from Latin hastula (“little spear, splint”).

## Topics
- Technology & Computing

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