bookmark

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noun

book·​mark ˈbu̇k-ˌmärk How to pronounce bookmark (audio)
1
or bookmarker : a marker for finding a place in a book
2
: a menu entry or icon on a computer that is usually created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (such as an Internet site)

bookmark

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verb

bookmarked; bookmarking; bookmarks

transitive verb

: to create a computer bookmark for
bookmark a website

Examples of bookmark in a Sentence

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Noun
This program aimed to foster literacy through Public Service Announcements, posters and bookmarks that showcased wrestling superstars. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Make sure to bookmark our page for live results Tuesday covering Iowa's presidential, legislative and congressional results. Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 Best of Beauty winners) and bookmark this page to stay up to date on all the discount developments. Annie Blackman, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bookmark 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1985, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookmark was in 1833

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“Bookmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookmark. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

bookmark

1 of 2 noun
book·​mark -ˌmärk How to pronounce bookmark (audio)
1
: something placed in a book to mark a page
2
: something on a computer screen that serves as a shortcut (as to a website)

bookmark

2 of 2 verb
: to create a computer bookmark for
bookmark a website

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