bookmark

Everyday

1. A bookmark is a strip of card, paper or ribbon you put in a book to show where you stopped reading. tree →
2. A bookmark on a computer or phone is a saved link to a website so you can find it again quickly. tree →
3. To bookmark is to save a web page in this way. tree →

In the lessons

In reading and library lessons, children use bookmarks instead of folding page corners, which damages books. In computing lessons, pupils bookmark useful websites for research. In art, children make bookmarks as gifts. Phrases: «make a bookmark», «bookmark a page».

Examples

• I put a bookmark in my book before bed. tree →
• Don't fold the page; use a bookmark. tree →
• We made bookmarks for Mother's Day. tree →
• Bookmark this website so you can find it again. tree →
• My bookmark fell out and I lost my place. tree →
• The library gave us free bookmarks. tree →
• I bookmarked the page about volcanoes. tree →
• The bookmark has a tassel at the end. tree →

Note

Countable; one word. Past form: bookmarked. A bookmark saves a link, not the page itself, so if the website changes, the page may change too.