Bookworm

Pronunciation: /bʊk.wɜrm/

Definitions of bookworm

noun a larva of a wood-boring beetle that feeds on the paper and glue in books

Example Sentences

A1 My friend is a bookworm. She loves to read all day.

A2 As a bookworm, I always carry a book with me wherever I go.

B1 Being a bookworm, I have read over 100 books this year.

B2 The bookworm in me can't resist buying new books every week.

C1 His reputation as a bookworm is well-known in literary circles.

C2 The bookworm spent hours in the library, devouring one book after another.

Examples of bookworm in a Sentence

formal The bookworm spent hours in the library researching for her thesis.

informal My sister is a total bookworm, she reads at least three books a week.

slang I never thought I'd see the day when my brother turned into a bookworm.

figurative She was a bookworm when it came to learning about new technologies.

Grammatical Forms of bookworm

• past tense: bookwormed
• plural: bookworms
• comparative: more bookwormy
• superlative: most bookwormy
• present tense: bookworms
• future tense: will bookworm
• perfect tense: have bookwormed
• continuous tense: is bookworming
• singular: bookworm
• positive degree: bookworm
• infinitive: to bookworm
• gerund: bookworming
• participle: bookwormed

Origin and Evolution of bookworm

First Known Use: 1580 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The term 'bookworm' originated from the Middle English word 'bokeworm' which was a literal translation of the Latin word 'bibliotheca', meaning library or collection of books.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe insects that would bore into books, the term 'bookworm' eventually evolved to refer to a person who spends a lot of time reading or studying books.