noun

bookmark

BUUK-mahk

noun

A strip of card or other material used to mark a place in a book.

"She used a train ticket as a bookmark."

A saved shortcut to a website or file, for quick access later.

"He bookmarked the recipe so he could find it again."

verb

To save a shortcut to a webpage or location for later use.

"I bookmarked the article to read on the train."

How to Use Bookmark

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething that marks a place — in a physical book, or a saved link in a web browser.

Common pairings

bookmark a page bookmarks bar add to bookmarks

bookmarked past tense, bookmarks plural, bookmarks singular

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She used a train ticket as a _____.

From Middle English forms of "book" plus "mark," first used for a physical page marker before being borrowed for the digital shortcut.