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dorm

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /dɔːrm/ · UK /dɔːm/

dorm means: A building or large room where students, soldiers, or other people live and sleep.

noun

SHARED ACCOMMODATIONB1

A building or large room where students, soldiers, or other people live and sleep.

  • My dorm is near the library.
  • We shared a dorm room last year.
  • Are visitors allowed in the dorms?

Similar words: dormitory

Common phrases: a college dorm, a dorm room, live in a dorm

verb

LIVE IN DORMITORYC2

To live in a building or shared room provided for students.

  • We dorm together at college.
  • She dormed on campus last semester.
  • Will you dorm with your sister?

How to use it: dorm with someone (I dormed with Mia during my first year.)

Similar words: live in a dormitory

Common phrases: dorm on campus, dorm with someone, dorm together

Questions about dorm

What does dorm mean?

A building or large room where students, soldiers, or other people live and sleep.

What is dorm in other languages?

Türkçe: yurt · Español: residencia estudiantil · Français: résidence universitaire · Deutsch: Studentenwohnheim · Italiano: studentato · 日本語: 寮

How do you pronounce dorm?

In American English /dɔːrm/; in British English /dɔːm/.

How do you use dorm in a sentence?

My dorm is near the library. We shared a dorm room last year.

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