Academic / A2

LYBR-uh-ree/ˈlaɪbrəri/

You borrow books from a library; you buy them in a bookshop. A library card, study in the library, return a library book. In Britain people also go there to work quietly. The person who works there is a librarian. Watch the spelling: not “libary.”

Meaning

A place where you can borrow books.

Examples

• “She studies in the library.”
• “The library closes at six on Saturdays.”
• “I borrowed this novel from the library.”

Good to know

borrow from / return to the library. Sells books: bookshop. Worker: librarian.

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