booth

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /buθ/ UK /buːð/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like boot /θ/ vs /t/

Freq #3281

Meanings

1

noun
A small enclosed space just big enough for one person, used for a particular purpose.

She stepped into the phone booth to make a call.
2

noun
A seating area with a table between two high-backed benches, as in a café or diner.

We sat in a quiet booth at the back of the restaurant.
3

noun
A small stall or tent for selling or displaying goods, often at a fair or market.

They ran a booth selling handmade jewellery at the fair.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a small stall or tent for... stall

Word family

Forms booths

Derived forms bootherboothetteboothianboothlessboothlikeboothmanboothmatebothyforeboothteleboothticketbooth

Related forms kiosk stall stand

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Phrases (1)

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telephone booth
a small enclosed space containing a telephone for public use

Noun + noun

Etymology

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.

bothe Middle English *bóð non-oen *bōþō Proto-Germanic *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

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# booth

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /buθ/
**IPA (UK):** /buːð/
**Frequency rank:** 3281

## Meanings
1. A small enclosed space just big enough for one person, used for a particular purpose.
2. A seating area with a table between two high-backed benches, as in a café or diner.
3. A small stall or tent for selling or displaying goods, often at a fair or market.

## Examples
- She stepped into the phone booth to make a call.
- We sat in a quiet booth at the back of the restaurant.
- They ran a booth selling handmade jewellery at the fair.

## Derived Forms
- boother
- boothette
- boothian
- boothless
- boothlike
- boothman
- boothmate
- bothy
- forebooth
- telebooth
- ticketbooth

## Related Forms
- kiosk
- stall
- stand

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bothe
- Root: *bóð
- Root: *bōþō
- Root: *bʰuH-

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Booth is 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.

## Topics
- People & Society

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