Collocation
read a book
to look at and understand the words in a book for information or enjoyment
Definition
'read a book' is a common English collocation. to look at and understand the words in a book for information or enjoyment
read + a book
“I like to read a book before bed.”
Examples
- I read a book on the bus every morning.
- She reads a book to her son at bedtime.
- We are reading a book for English class this month.
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- He read a book about space and asked lots of questions afterward.
- If you read a book in a foreign language, you can learn new words faster.
- They have read a book on personal finance and started saving more.
- I was reading a book when the power went out.
- By the end of the flight, I had read a book and watched a movie.
- Could you recommend a good place to sit and read a book in this library?
More verb + determiner + nouns
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- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder