What does “room” mean?
- 1
nouna separate area inside a building with its own walls, floor and ceiling
Our apartment has three rooms.
- 2
nounspace that is free to be used
Is there room for one more in the car?
- 3
nounthe chance for something to happen or develop
There’s still room for improvement.
Room at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /rum/ · ROOM
How to use “room” correctly
In the “space” sense, “room” is uncountable: “There isn’t much room”, not “There aren’t many rooms” (that means separate rooms).
Common phrases with “room”
- living room
- make room for
- room for improvement
- hotel room
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- roommate
- bedroom
- roomy
Idioms with “room”
- The elephant in the room: An obvious problem that everyone knows about but nobody wants to talk about.
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