A1 (Basic)

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A room with two large windows

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

window

noun
an opening in a building or in a car door, for example, with glass in it:
It was cold, so I closed the window.
She looked out of the window.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

window

win‧dow S1 W1 /ˈwɪndəʊ $ -doʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: vindauga, from vindr 'wind' + auga 'eye']
1. a space or an area of glass in the wall of a building or vehicle that lets in light
open/close/shut a window
Do you mind if I open the window?
out of/from/through the window
She looked out of the window to see if it was raining.
The sun was shining through the windows.
in the window (=just inside a window)
We were looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows.
bedroom/kitchen etc window ⇨ ↑bay window, DORMER WINDOW, ↑French windows, ↑picture window, ↑sash window
2. one of the separate areas on a computer screen where different programs are operating
3. (also window of opportunity) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity:
Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals.
4. an area on an envelope with clear plastic in it which lets you see the address written on the letter inside the envelope
5. a window on/to the world something that makes it possible to see and learn about what is happening in other parts of the world:
Television provides us with a useful window on the world.
6. go out (of) the window informal to disappear completely or no longer have any effect:
One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ open a window I opened the window and breathed in the fresh air.
▪ close/shut a window She shut the window firmly.
▪ roll up/down a window (=open or shut the window in a car) Lucy rolled the window down and waved to him.
▪ look/gaze/stare out of the window Mom stared out of the window at the road.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + window
▪ open A breeze from the open window lifted her hair.
▪ closed/shut All the windows were closed.
▪ a front window I don't want people looking in my front window.
▪ a back window The burglar had got in through one of the back windows.
▪ the rear window (=the back window, especially of a car) The car's rear window had been bashed in.
▪ a shop/store window She looked in shop windows.
▪ somebody's bedroom/office window From his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument.
▪ the kitchen/car etc window She had left the kitchen window open.
▪ a stained glass window (=made of pieces of coloured glass) The church has fine medieval stained glass windows.
■ window + NOUN
▪ the window frame The window frame was rotten.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

window

win·dow [window windows] [ˈwɪndəʊ] [ˈwɪndoʊ] noun
1. an opening in the wall or roof of a building, car, etc, usually covered with glass, that allows light and air to come in and people to see out; the glass in a window
• She looked out of the window.
• to open/close the window
• the bedroom/car/kitchen, etc. window
• a broken window

see also bay window, dormer window, French window, picture window, rose window, sash window

2. = shop window
• I saw the dress I wanted in the window.

• a window display

3. an area within a frame on a computer screen, in which a particular program is operating or in which information of a particular type is shown

• to create/open a window

4. a small area of sth that you can see through, for example to talk to sb or read sth on the other side
• There was a long line of people at the box-office window.

• The address must be clearly visible through the window of the envelope.

5. singular ~ on/into sth a way of seeing and learning about sth
• Television is a sort of window on the world.

• It gave me an intriguing window into the way people live.

6. a time when there is an opportunity to do sth, although it may not last long
• We now have a small window of opportunity in which to make our views known.
Idiom: go out the window
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr ‘wind’ + auga ‘eye’.
Example Bank:
• All the windows blew out with the force of the blast.
• All the windows in the prison are barred.
• Click on the window to make it active.
• Do you have a window next Monday?
• French windows lead out onto the patio.
• He was standing at the window waiting for us.
• He works as a window cleaner.
• How does the window open?
• I always ask for a window seat when I fly.
• I found her looking in the window of a department store.
• I love going window shopping.
• I rolled down the window to ask for directions.
• I sat by the window to get some air.
• If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.
• It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out of the window.
• No light showed in any of the blank windows of the house.
• She gazed out of the window at the falling snow.
• The cathedral has a beautiful rose window.
• The windows all steam up when you have a shower.
• The windows glinted in the sunlight.
• The windows of the house stared bleakly down at her.
• The windows rattle when a train goes past.
• There was a vase of flowers in the window.
• There was evidence that the window had been forced.
• They threw a brick through the window.
• We caught sight of him in the window as we passed.
• We tapped on the window to get their attention.
• You get to the garden through French windows at the back of the house.
• a limousine with smoked windows
• a studio with windows looking out on the park
• an advertisement in the shop window

• floral displays such as window boxes and hanging baskets

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

window / wɪn.dəʊ / / -doʊ / noun (GLASS)

A1 [ C ] a space usually filled with glass in the wall of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light and air in and to allow people inside the building to see out:
Is it all right if I open/close the window?
He caught me staring out of the window.
I saw a child's face at the window.
She's got some wonderful plants in the window (= on a surface at the bottom of the window) .
I was admiring the cathedral's stained-glass windows.
Have you paid the window cleaner (= person whose job is to clean the outside of windows) ?
window frames
a window ledge
[ S ] literary something that makes it possible for you to see and learn about a situation or experience that is different from your own:
The film provides a window on the immigrant experience.
[ C ] a transparent rectangle on the front of an envelope, through which you can read the address written on the letter inside
[ C ] the decorative arrangement of goods behind the window at the front of a shop, in addition to the window itself:
How much is the jacket in the window?
The shop windows are wonderful around Christmas time.

window / ˈwɪn.dəʊ / / -doʊ / noun [ C ] (COMPUTER)

B1 a separate area on a computer screen that shows information and can be moved around:

to minimize/maximize a window

window / ˈwɪn.dəʊ / / -doʊ / noun [ C ] (OPPORTUNITY)

a period when there is an opportunity to do something:

I'm quite busy this week but there might be a window on Friday.

If a window of opportunity (= an opportunity) should present itself, I'd take advantage of it.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

window

/wɪndoʊ/
(windows)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A window is a space in the wall of a building or in the side of a vehicle, which has glass in it so that light can come in and you can see out.
He stood at the window, moodily staring out...
The room felt very hot and she wondered why someone did not open a window...
...my car window.
N-COUNT

2.
A window is a large piece of glass along the front of a shop, behind which some of the goods that the shop sells are displayed.
I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
N-COUNT

3.
A window is a glass-covered opening above a counter, for example in a bank, post office, railway station, or museum, which the person serving you sits behind.
The woman at the ticket window told me that the admission fee was $17.50.
N-COUNT

4.
On a computer screen, a window is one of the work areas that the screen can be divided into. (COMPUTING)
N-COUNT

5.
If you have a window in your diary for something, or if you can make a window for it, you are free at a particular time and can do it then.
Tell her I’ve got a window in my diary later on this week.
N-COUNT: usu sing

6.
see also French window, picture window, rose window

7.
If you say that something such as a plan or a particular way of thinking or behaving has gone out of the window or has flown out of the window, you mean that it has disappeared completely.
By now all logic had gone out of the window...
PHRASE: V inflects

8.
If you say that there is a window of opportunity for something, you mean that there is an opportunity to do something but that this opportunity will only last for a short time and so it needs to be taken advantage of quickly. (JOURNALISM)
The king said there was now a window of opportunity for peace.
PHRASE: window inflects, oft PHR for n, PHR to-inf

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

window

win·dow /ˈwɪndoʊ/ noun, pl -dows
1 [count]
a : an opening in a wall, door, etc., that usually contains a sheet of glass
• She opened a window to let in some air.
• I looked out the window and saw a deer.
- see also bay window, french window, picture window, rose window, storm window
b : a sheet of glass that covers an opening in a building, vehicle, etc.
• He used vinegar and water to wash the windows.
• He accidentally broke a window.
• Can you roll down the car window?
c : a large window at the front of a store where goods are displayed so that they can be seen by people who are walking past
• The windows along 5th Avenue were all decorated for Christmas.
• I saw a beautiful dress in the window.
d : an opening in a wall through which business is conducted
• He sits behind a window and sells movie tickets.
• a ticket window
• a bank teller's window
2 [count] : a part of something that you can see through
• Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope.
• A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean.
3 [count] : an area or box on a computer screen that shows a program that is currently running
• Minimize that window and open a new one.
• Close all the windows and restart the computer.
- see picture at computer
4 [singular] : a period of time during which something can happen
• The shuttle's launch has a window of only two days. [=it can only happen within two specific days]
• The window of opportunity [=the time during which there is a chance to do something] has closed/ended.
a window into/on : something that makes it possible to see or understand something clearly
• This knowledge opens a window into your opponent's mind.
• The book gives the reader a window on war.
go out the window informal : to stop being used or thought about
• By that point in the argument, reason had gone out the window.
throw (something) out the window informal : to stop using or thinking about (something)
• We can throw that idea out the window.

kitchen

kitchen [noun]

/ˈkɪtʃ.ən/

Example:

She wants a house with a large kitchen.

A room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed

Persian equivalent:

Example:

She wants a house with a large kitchen.

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kitchen

noun
a room where you cook food

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

kitchen

kitch‧en S1 W2 /ˈkɪtʃən, ˈkɪtʃɪn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cycene]
1. the room where you prepare and cook food:
Sam went into the kitchen to make a pot of tea.
She is in the kitchen making a meal.
2. everything but the kitchen sink humorous used when someone has brought too many things with them

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kitchen

kit·chen [kitchen kitchens] [ˈkɪtʃɪn] [ˈkɪtʃɪn] noun

a room in which meals are cooked or prepared
• She's in the kitchen.
• We ate at the kitchen table.
see also soup kitchen
more at if you can't stand the heat (get out of the kitchen) at heat _n.
Idiom: everything but the kitchen sink
Word Origin:
Old English cycene, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch keuken and German Küche, based on Latin coquere ‘to cook’.
Example Bank:
• I sat at the kitchen island eating a bowl of cereal.

• We handed our trays through the kitchen hatch as we left.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

kitchen / ˈkɪtʃ. ə n / noun [ C ]

A1 a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed:

We usually eat breakfast in the kitchen.

the kitchen table

a new fitted kitchen (= cupboards that look the same fixed to the walls and floor in the kitchen)

See picture in the kitchen

See picture kitchen equipment and cooking

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

kitchen

/kɪtʃɪn/
(kitchens)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

A kitchen is a room that is used for cooking and for household jobs such as washing dishes.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

kitchen

kitch·en /ˈkɪʧən/ noun, pl -ens [count] : a room in which food is cooked
• She wants a house with a large kitchen.
- often used before another noun
• kitchen counters/cabinets/chairs
• They sat down at the kitchen table.
• When he goes on vacation he takes along everything but the kitchen sink. [=an extremely large number of things]
- see picture on next page; see also soup kitchen

dining room

dining room [noun]

/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ ˌruːm/

Example:

I'll eat dinner in the dining room.

A room in which meals are eaten.

Persian equivalent:

Example:

I'll eat dinner in the dining room.

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dining room

noun
a room where people eat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dining room

ˈdining room BrE AmE noun [countable]
a room where you eat meals in a house or hotel

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dining room

ˈdining room [dining room dining rooms] noun

a room that is used mainly for eating meals in
Example Bank:
• The dining room seats up to 60 guests.
• a comfortable dining room serving just-caught seafood

• a cosy dining room serving excellent home-prepared cooking

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ˈ dining ˌ room noun [ C ]

A1 a room in which meals are eaten

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dining room

also dining-room
(dining rooms)

The dining room is the room in a house where people have their meals, or a room in a hotel where meals are served.

N-COUNT: usu the N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

dining room

dining room noun, pl ~ rooms [count] : a room that is used for eating meals

bedroom

bedroom [noun]

/ˈbed.ruːm/

Example:

A hotel with 50 bedrooms

A room used for sleeping in

Persian equivalent:

Example:

A hotel with 50 bedrooms

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bedroom

noun
a room where you sleep

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

bedroom

bed‧room S1 W2 /ˈbedrʊm, -ruːm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a room for sleeping in:
a hotel with 50 bedrooms
three-bedroomed/five-bedroomed etc
They’ve just bought a new four-bedroomed house in Edinburgh.
2. bedroom eyes a look in your eyes that shows that you are sexually attracted to someone
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bedroom
▪ a single bedroom (=with a bed for one person) We have one single bedroom and two doubles.
▪ a double bedroom (=with a big bed for two people) I'd like to book a double bedroom for two nights, please.
▪ a twin bedroom (=with two single beds) Do you prefer a double or a twin bedroom?
▪ the main/master bedroom (=the biggest bedroom in a house) The master bedroom has a view of the sea.
▪ the spare bedroom (=for visitors) She set up a home office in the spare bedroom.
▪ a study bedroom (=for students, with a bed and a desk) In my first year at university I had a really tiny study bedroom.
■ bedroom + NOUN
▪ bedroom furniture All the bedroom furniture was old and falling apart.
▪ the bedroom door/window etc Did you shut the bedroom window?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bedroom

bed·room [bedroom bedrooms] noun, adjective [ˈbedruːm] [ˈbedruːm] [ˈbedrʊm] [ˈbedrʊm]

noun

1. a room for sleeping in
• the spare bedroom
• a hotel with 20 bedrooms

• This is the master bedroom (= the main bedroom of the house).

2. -bedroomed having the number of bedrooms mentioned
• a three-bedroomed house
Example Bank:
• All the children had separate bedrooms.
• I told him he could sleep in the spare bedroom.
• I used to share a bedroom with my brother.
• The actress refused to appear naked in the bedroom scenes.
• The larger houses are four-bedroom houses.
• There were dirty clothes strewn around the bedroom.
• They converted the spare bedroom into an office.

• an en suite master bedroom

adjective only before noun used as a way of referring to sexual activity
• the bedroom scenes in the movie

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

bedroom / ˈbed.rʊm / / -ruːm / noun [ C ]

A1 a room used for sleeping in:

Our home has three bedrooms.

the master bedroom (= the main bedroom in a house)

You can stay in the spare bedroom.

We've just bought some new bedroom furniture.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bedroom

/bedru:m/
(bedrooms)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

A bedroom is a room used for sleeping in.
...the spare bedroom.
...a two-bedroom apartment.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹bed·room /ˈbɛdˌruːm/ noun, pl -rooms [count] : a room used for sleeping
• a house with three bedrooms = a 3-bedroom house
• a spare/guest bedroom
• a large master bedroom [=a large bedroom that is the main bedroom in a house]
- bedroomed adj Brit
- used in combination
• a three-bedroomed house

living room

living room [noun]

/ˈlɪv.ɪŋ ˌruːm/

Example:

He is watching TV in the living room.

The room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing and entertaining guests.

Persian equivalent:

Example:

He is watching TV in the living room.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

living room

(British also sitting room) noun
a room in a house where people sit together and watch television or talk, for example same meaning lounge

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

living room

ˈliving room BrE AmE noun [countable]
the main room in a house where people relax, watch television etc SYN lounge

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

living room

ˈliving room [living room living rooms] (BrE also ˈsitting room) noun

a room in a house where people sit together, watch television, etc.

Syn: lounge

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ˈ living ˌ room noun [ C ] ( UK also ˈ sitting ˌ room )

A1 the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing and entertaining guests

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

living room

also living-room
(living rooms)

The living room in a house is the room where people sit and relax.
We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.

= sitting room, lounge

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

living room

living room noun, pl ~ rooms [count] : a room in a house for general family use - usually singular
• He is watching TV in the living room.

bathroom

bathroom [noun]

/ˈbæθ.ruːm/

/ˈbɑːθ.ruːm/

Example:

Where’s the bathroom?

A room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet

Persian equivalent:

Example:

Where’s the bathroom?

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

bathroom

noun

1 (British) a room where you can wash and have a bath or shower

2 (American) a room with a toilet in it:
Can I go to the bathroom (= use the toilet)?
Look at the note at toilet.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

bathroom

bath‧room S2 W3 /ˈbɑːθrʊm, -ruːm $ ˈbæθ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a room where there is a bath or ↑shower, a ↑basin, and sometimes a toilet
2. American English a room where there is a toilet:
Where’s the bathroom?
I really need to go to the bathroom (=use a toilet).
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THESAURUS
▪ toilet British English a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house or in a public place: He locked himself in the toilet. | the public toilets
▪ bathroom a room with a toilet in it, in someone’s house. In British English, bathroom is used especially when you want to be polite. In American English, it is the usual word to use: He asked to use the bathroom.
▪ restroom American English a room in a public place that has one or more toilets in it: She went into the store to use the restroom.
▪ lavatory formal a room with a toilet in it. In American English lavatory is used mainly for toilets in a public building or on a plane. In British English it is used both about public toilets and toilets in people’s houses: public lavatories | He didn’t have time to visit the lavatory.
▪ loo British English informal, john American English informal a room with a toilet in it. Loo is very common in everyday spoken British English: ‘Where’s Chris?’ ‘He’s in the loo.’ | Can I use your loo? | Where’s the john?
▪ bog British English informal a very informal word for a toilet, which is not considered polite: The nearest bog was miles away.
▪ the ladies British English, the ladies’ room American English a public toilet for women: Where’s the ladies? | I need to go to the ladies’ room.
▪ the gents British English, the men’s room American English a public toilet for men: I followed him into the gents. | I’ve got to go to the men’s room. Excuse me.
▪ latrine an outdoor toilet in a camp or military area: The latrines were in a shocking state.
▪ urinal a type of toilet for men that is attached to a wall: He was standing at the urinal.
▪ potty a bowl that babies use as a toilet: Does he need his potty?
▪ commode a chair with a bowl in it, used as a toilet, especially in hospitals and homes for old people: She has to use a commode.
▪ bedpan a container which is used as a toilet, especially in hospitals by people who are too ill or weak to get out of bed: I had to change the bedpans.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bathroom

bath·room [bathroom bathrooms] [ˈbɑːθruːm] [ˈbæθruːm] [ˈbɑːθrʊm] [ˈbæθrʊm] noun

1. a room in which there is a bath/ bathtub, a washbasin and often a toilet
• Go and wash your hands in the bathroom.

2. (NAmE) a room in which there is a toilet, a sink and sometimes a bath/ bathtub or shower
• I have to go to the bathroom (= use the toilet).
• Where's the bathroom? (= for example in a restaurant)
Thesaurus:
bathroom noun C
• I have to go to the bathroom.
BrE toilet • |AmE restroom • • ladies' room • • men's room • |BrE, informal loo • |BrE, formal lavatory •
use/go to the bathroom/toilet/restroom/ladies' room/men's room/loo/lavatory
need the bathroom/toilet/loo/lavatory
Bathroom or toilet? In British English bathroom means a room with a bath or shower in it. It may also contain a toilet. In American English bathroom often means a room with a toilet in it, even if there is no bath or shower. In American English toilet is used only for the toilet itself, not for the room in which it is found.
British/American:
toilet / bathroom
In BrE, but not in NAmE, the room that has a toilet in it is usually referred to as a toilet. This room in people’s houses can also be called the lavatory, or informally, the loo. An extra downstairs toilet in a house can be called the cloakroom. In public places, especially on signs, the words toilets, Gents (for men’s toilets) or Ladies (for women’s toilets) are used for a room or small building containing several toilets. You might also see WC or Public Conveniences on some signs.
In NAmE the room that contains a toilet is usually called the bathroom, never the toilet. A room with a toilet in a public place can also be called a restroom, ladies’ room, women’s room or men’s room. Washroom is also used, especially in Canada.
Example Bank:
• I weigh myself on the bathroom scale(s) every day.
• Sorry I'm late! Dad was hogging the bathroom.
• The best boats have cabins with private bathrooms.
• The master bedroom also has an en suite bathroom.
• I have to go to the bathroom.

• Where's the bathroom?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

bathroom / ˈbɑːθ.rʊm / / -ruːm / / ˈbæθ- / noun [ C ]

A1 a room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet:

an en suite bathroom (= a bathroom joined to a bedroom)

US a room with a toilet in it:

Where's the bathroom?

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bathroom

/bɑ:θru:m, bæθ-/
(bathrooms)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
N-COUNT

2.
A bathroom is a room in a house or public building that contains a toilet. (AM; in BRIT, usually use toilet)
She had gone in to use the bathroom.
= rest room
N-SING: usu the N

3.
People say that they are going to the bathroom when they want to say that they are going to use the toilet.
PHRASE: V inflects [politeness]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

bathroom

bath·room /ˈbæɵˌruːm, Brit ˈbɑːɵˌruːm/ noun, pl -rooms [count]
1 : a room with a sink and toilet and usually a bathtub or shower
• Their house has three bathrooms.
✦In U.S. English, a bathroom is mainly thought of as a room with a toilet. In British English, a bathroom is mainly thought of as a room with a bathtub or shower.
2 US : a room in a public place with a toilet and sink
• The restaurant has only one bathroom.
• a public bathroom [=restroom, lavatory]
go to the bathroom or use the bathroom US : to use the toilet
• The little boy told his mother that he had to go to the bathroom.
• You should use the bathroom before we leave.

apartment

apartment [noun]

/əˈpɑːrt.mənt/

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/

Example:

She lives in a small apartment.

mainly US ( UK usually flat ) a set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building

Persian equivalent:

Example:

She lives in a small apartment.

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apartment

American English for flat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

apartment

a‧part‧ment S2 W3 /əˈpɑːtmənt $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare 'to put aside, separate']
1. especially American English a set of rooms on one floor of a large building, where someone lives SYN flat British English:
She lives in a small apartment.
2. [usually plural] a room or set of rooms used by an important person such as a president:
I had never been in the prince’s private apartments before.
the presidential apartments
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + apartment
▪ a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc apartment (also one-bedroomed/two-bedroomed apartment British English) A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford.
▪ a studio apartment (=with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating) Studio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location.
▪ a first-floor/second-floor etc apartment We had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs.
▪ a basement apartment (=below the level of the ground) a dark basement apartment
▪ a penthouse apartment (=on the top floor of a building) She bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica.
▪ a luxury apartment The school has been converted into luxury apartments.
▪ a furnished/unfurnished apartment (=with or without furniture) a luxurious two-bedroomed unfurnished apartment situated in the heart of town
▪ a holiday apartment British English, a vacation apartment American English We rented a holiday apartment on Mallorca.
■ verbs
▪ live in an apartment He lived in a small apartment on the third floor.
▪ buy/rent an apartment Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.
▪ share an apartment I’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends.
▪ own an apartment My parents own an apartment in Madrid.
▪ move into/out of an apartment (=start living in a new apartment, or leave an apartment in order to live somewhere else) They moved into the apartment last Easter.
■ NOUN + apartment
▪ an apartment building (also an apartment block British English, apartment house American English) a five-storey apartment block | Our apartment building is the last block on the right, opposite the bank.
▪ an apartment complex (=a group of buildings containing apartments)
• • •
THESAURUS
■ an apartment
▪ apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements: His apartment is on the eighth floor. | In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
▪ condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them: a 10-unit condominium complex

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

apartment

apart·ment [apartment apartments] [əˈpɑːtmənt] [əˈpɑːrtmənt] noun
1. (especially NAmE) a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building

compare condominium, flat

2. a set of rooms used for a holiday/vacation

• self-catering holiday apartments

3. usually plural (BrE) a room in a house, especially a large or famous house
• You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments.
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (denoting a private suite of rooms): from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare ‘to separate’, from a parte ‘apart’.
Thesaurus:
apartment noun (especially AmE)
• an apartment building
suite • • penthouse • |BrE flat • |especially AmE condominium • |AmE, informal condo •
a luxury apartment/suite/penthouse/flat/condominium/condo
live in a/an apartment/suite/penthouse/flat/condominium/condo
rent a/an apartment/suite/flat
Apartment or flat? The usual word is apartment in American English and flat in British English. If apartment is used in British English it may mean a place that is larger, finer or more expensive than an ordinary flat.
Collocations:
Moving house
Renting
live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment
rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities
(especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market
Buying
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments
(BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house
Selling
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
Example Bank:
• Apartment dwellers can participate in community gardens.
• Colin lives in a dingy one-room apartment with his pet turtles.
• I share an apartment with two friends.
• I'm looking for an apartment on the east side of the city.
• Larger cities have many high-rise apartments.
• We will be renting the apartment for a year.
• high-rise apartment blocks
• the people who live in the upstairs apartment
• the private apartments of the imperial family
• Finding an apartment in any city can be a difficult task.
• Our self-catering apartments are located just a minute's walk from the beach.

• an apartment building

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

apartment / əˈpɑːt.mənt / / -ˈpɑːrt- / noun

A2 [ C ] mainly US ( UK usually flat ) a set of rooms for living in, especially on one floor of a building:

I'll give you the keys to my apartment.

They have six holiday/luxury apartments for sale.

apartments [ plural ] a set of large rooms with expensive furniture and decoration in, for example, a public building or castle:

The Royal Apartments are open to the public.
© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

apartment

/əpɑ:(r)tmənt/
(apartments)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

An apartment is a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a large building. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use flat)
...bleak cities of concrete apartment blocks.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

apartment

apart·ment /əˈpɑɚtmənt/ noun, pl -ments [count]
1 chiefly US : a usually rented room or set of rooms that is part of a building and is used as a place to live
• We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.
- compare condominium, flat
2 Brit : a large and impressive room or set of rooms - usually plural
• the Royal apartments

house

house [noun] (HOME)

/haʊs/

Example:

he lives in a big house

a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family

Persian equivalent:

Example:

he lives in a big house

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

house

noun (plural houses )

1 a building where a person or a family lives:
How many rooms are there in your house?
We're having dinner at Jane's house tonight.

word building
A small house is called a cottage. A house with only one floor is called a bungalow: My grandparents live in a bungalow near the sea. A tall building where lots of people live is called a block of flats or an apartment block: They live on the third floor of an apartment block.

2 a building that has a special use:
an opera house

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

house
II. house¹ S1 W1 /haʊs/ BrE AmE noun (plural houses /ˈhaʊzəz, ˈhaʊzɪz/)
[Language: Old English; Origin: hus]

1. WHERE SOMEONE LIVES [countable]
a) a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family:
a four-bedroom house
in a house
every room in the house
at sb’s house
We met at Alison’s house.
Why don’t you all come over to our house for coffee?
move house British English (=leave your house and go to live in another one)
b) the house all the people who live in a house SYN household:
He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.
2. BUILDING
a) opera/court/movie etc house a large public building used for a particular purpose
b) House British English used in the names of large buildings, especially offices:
the BBC television studios at Broadcasting House
c) hen house/coach house/storehouse etc a building used for a particular purpose
3. GOVERNMENT [countable] a group of people who make the laws of a country:
The president will address both houses of Congress.
the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly
the speaker of the house ⇨ ↑Lower House, ↑Upper House
4. COMPANY [countable] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business:
America’s oldest publishing house
a small independent software house
an auction house
a famous Italian fashion house
5. THEATRE [countable]
a) the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit OPP backstage:
The show has been playing to full houses.
The house was half empty.
The house lights went down and the music started.
b) the people who have come to watch a performance SYN audience
full/packed/empty house (=a large or small audience)
The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.
6. in house if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home ⇨ ↑in-house
7. put/set/get your (own) house in order used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people
8. bring the house down to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre
9. be on the house if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc
10. house wine (also house red/white) ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals:
A glass of house red, please.
11. get on/along like a house on fire British English informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship
12. set up house to start to live in a house, especially with another person:
The two of them set up house in Brighton.
13. keep house to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house:
His daughter keeps house for him.
14. SCHOOL [countable] British English in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions
15. ROYAL FAMILY [countable] an important family, especially a royal family:
the House of Windsor
16. MUSIC [uncountable] ↑house music
17. house of God/worship literary a church
18. this house formal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal ↑debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed ⇨ DOLL’S HOUSE, ⇨ eat somebody out of house and home at ↑eat(10), ⇨ ↑open house, ↑public house, ⇨ (as) safe as houses at ↑safe¹(5)
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ live in a house They live in a really big house in Hampstead.
▪ buy a house We bought this house when Liam was just a baby.
▪ rent a house While he was working in London, Ken rented a house in Fulham.
▪ sell a house We decided to sell the house and move back to Seattle.
▪ put your house on the market (=make it available for people to buy) They put the house on the market and began looking for an apartment.
▪ move into/out of a house We’re moving into our new house next week.
▪ build a house They’re building a house on land overlooking Galway Bay.
▪ put up a house (=build a house, especially when it seems very quick) I think they’ve ruined the village by putting up these new houses.
▪ renovate a house (=repair a house so that it is in good condition again) He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.
▪ decorate a house (=put paint or wallpaper on the inside walls of a house) If we’re going to decorate the house, let’s get professionals in.
▪ do up a house informal (=decorate it) We’ve been doing up the house bit by bit since we first moved in.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + house
▪ a private house (=one owned by someone) It was a residential neighborhood of private houses.
▪ a rented house (=one owned by someone who rents it to people) She shares a rented house with three other students.
▪ a council house British English (=one owned by a local council that people can rent cheaply) The rent rise is a blow to council house tenants.
▪ a Georgian/Victorian/Edwardian etc house (=a house in Britain that was built during the reign of a particular king or queen ) They live in a lovely old Edwardian house with high ceilings.
■ house + NOUN
▪ house prices House prices have tripled over the last ten years.
▪ a house owner All house owners must pay council tax.
▪ a house purchase A solicitor can help you with the legal aspects of a house purchase.
▪ house hunting (=the activity of looking at houses that you might buy) Have you had any success with your house hunting?
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ house a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live in: Annie and Rick have just bought their first house. | The price of houses is going up all the time.
▪ detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house: a detached four-bedroomed house
▪ semi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one side
▪ terraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined together
▪ townhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a city: an 18th-century townhouse in Bath
▪ cottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UK: a little cottage in the country | a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)
▪ bungalow a small house that is all on one level: Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.
▪ country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interest: The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.
▪ mansion a very large house: the family’s Beverly Hills mansion
▪ mobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place
▪ ranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one level: a California ranch house
▪ duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
■ an apartment
▪ apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements: His apartment is on the eighth floor. | In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
▪ condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them: a 10-unit condominium complex
■ a group of houses
▪ development a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of land: The site is to be used for a new housing development.
▪ estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same time: She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

house

house [house houses housed housing] noun, verb

noun
[haʊs] ; [haʊs] (pl. houses [ˈhaʊzɪz] ; [ˈhaʊzɪz] )
BUILDING
1. countable a building for people to live in, usually for one family
• He went into the house.
• a two-bedroom house
• Let's have the party at my house.
• house prices
• What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)?
• (BrE) We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one).
• We went on a tour of the house and grounds (= for example, at a country house, open to the public).

see also penthouse, safe house, show house

2. singular all the people living in a house
Syn: household

• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!

3. countable (in compounds) a building used for a particular purpose, for example for holding meetings in or keeping animals or goods in
• an opera house
• a henhouse

see also doghouse, dosshouse, halfway house, hothouse, lighthouse, madhouse, outhouse, storehouse, warehouse

4. House singular (BrE) used in the names of office buildings

• Their offices are on the second floor of Chester House.

COMPANY/INSTITUTION

5. countable (in compounds) a company involved in a particular kind of business; an institution of a particular kind
• a fashion/banking/publishing, etc. house
• a religious house (= a convent or a monastery )
• I work in house (= in the offices of the company that I work for, not at home)

see also clearing house, in-house

RESTAURANT

6. countable (in compounds) a restaurant
• a steakhouse
• a coffee house
• a bottle of house wine (= the cheapest wine available in a particular restaurant, sometimes not listed by name)

see also free house, public house, roadhouse, tied house

PARLIAMENT

7. countable (often House) a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country
• Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.

see also lower house, upper house

8. the House singular the House of Commons or the House of Lords in Britain; the House of Representatives in the US
IN DEBATE
9. the house singular a group of people discussing sth in a formal debate

• I urge the house to vote against the motion.

IN THEATRE

10. countable the part of a theatre where the audience sits; the audience at a particular performance
• playing to a full/packed/empty house (= to a large/small audience)
• The spotlight faded and the house lights came up.

see also front-of-house, full house

IN SCHOOL

11. countable (in some British schools) an organized group of students of different ages who compete against other groups in sports competitions, etc. and who may, in boarding schools, live together in one building

FAMILY
12. countable (usually the House of…) an old and famous family

• the House of Windsor (= the British royal family)

MUSIC

13. uncountable = house music
see also acid house, art-house, open house, powerhouse There are many other compounds ending in house. You will find them at their place in the alphabet.
more at clean house at clean _v., not a dry eye in the house at dry _n., eat sb out of house and home at eat, people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones at people _n., safe as houses at safe _adj.
Word Origin:
Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).
Thesaurus:
house noun C
• We live in a two-bedroom house.
home • • cottage • |BrE bungalow • • flat • |especially AmE townhouse • • apartment • |AmE ranch house • |informal place • |formal residence • • dwelling •
a detached/semi-detached house/home/cottage/bungalow
a one-/two-bedroom, etc. house/home/cottage/bungalow/flat/townhouse/apartment/ranch house
live in a house/cottage/bungalow/flat/townhouse/apartment/ranch house
stay in a house/cottage/bungalow/flat/apartment
Collocations:
Decorating and home improvement
Houses
refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/house/apartment/flat/room
be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings
build/put up shelves
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
make home improvements
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
make/drill/fill a hole
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
Collocations:
Moving house
Renting
live in a rented/(especially NAmE) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(BrE) flat/(especially NAmE) apartment
rent a studio/(BrE) a studio flat/(especially NAmE) a studio apartment/(BrE) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(BrE) a flatmate/(NAmE) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(BrE) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(NAmE) the utilities
(especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(NAmE) security deposit
give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord
have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/(especially NAmE) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(BrE) property to let/(BrE) the buy-to-let market
Buying
buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/(NAmE) a Realtor™/(NAmE) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(BrE also) repayments
(BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house
Selling
put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
Example Bank:
• I finally tracked him down at his house in Denver.
• I live in a group/shared house.
• I work front of house.
• In the morning, the doctor makes house calls.
• It was easy to get lost in the rambling house.
• It was so hot outside we stayed in the house.
• It's stressful moving house.
• Our challenge was to add onto the house in a respectful way.
• Police are making house-to-house enquiries following the discovery of the body.
• Police officers have been searching the house for clues.
• She kept house for her elderly parents.
• She kept house= cooked, cleaned, etc. for her elderly parents.
• She shares a house with three other nurses.
• She was a house model for Gucci.
• She went from house to house collecting signatures for her campaign.
• The bank offers attractive rates to first-time house buyers.
• The children were playing house, giving dinner to their dolls.
• The former dictator is under house arrest in his country mansion.
• The great house stood on the edge of the town.
• The house faces south, making the most of the sun.
• The house loomed over him as he waited at the front door.
• The house stood a short distance from the wood.
• The palace is a treasure house of fine antiques.
• The police provided a safe house for the informer.
• Their house was repossessed when they couldn't keep up their mortgage payments.
• They bought a dilapidated house when they got married, and are gradually doing it up.
• They bought an old house and are gradually renovating it.
• They built their own dream house overlooking the river.
• They helped us with our house move.
• They lived in a modest semi-detached house in the suburbs.
• They played to a packed house.
• They want to set up house together.
• They've moved house and have invited us to their house-warming on Saturday.
• We had to move out of our house.
• We let out our house when we moved to America.
• We're hoping to extend the house.
• We're only planning on renting the house out for a few years.
• You'll wake up the whole house with that noise.
• a debate in the House of Commons
• a halfway house for prisoners returning to society
• a house occupied by students
• houses overlooking the park
• the front-of-house staff
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!
• Elections to the lower house of parliament are by proportional representation.
• House prices in London are still falling.
• Let's have the party at my house.
• The ‘Bundersrat’ is the upper house of the German parliament.
• The publishing house made its name by encouraging first-time writers.
• We live in a two-bedroom house.
• We went on a tour of the house and grounds.
• What time do you leave the house in the morning?

Idioms: bring the house down ▪ get on like a house on fire ▪ go all round the houses ▪ keep house ▪ on the house ▪ put your house in order ▪ set up house

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

house / haʊs / noun ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (HOME)

A1 [ C ] a building that people, usually one family, live in:

a detached/semi-detached house

to buy/rent a house

house prices

She lives in a little house in ( US on ) Cross Street.

→ See also farmhouse noun , roadhouse

[ C usually singular ] all the people living in a house:

Try not to wake the whole house when you come in!

[ C ] a building where animals are kept:

the monkey/lion house at the zoo

a hen house

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (PUBLIC BUILDING)

[ C ] a building or part of a building that is used for a special purpose:

the Sydney Opera House

Broadcasting House

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (BUSINESS)

a company that is involved in a particular area of business:

a publishing house

a fashion house

UK a curry house (= a South Asian restaurant)

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun [ U ] ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) ( also ˈ house ˌ music ) (MUSIC)

popular dance music with a fast regular beat, usually produced on electronic equipment:

House music first appeared in the late 1980s.

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun [ C ] ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) UK (SCHOOL GROUP)

any of a small number of groups that the children in a school are put in for sports and other competitions:

an inter-house football match

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun [ C ] ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (FAMILY)

an important family, especially a royal one:

The British Royal Family belong to the House of Windsor.

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (POLITICS)

[ C ] an organization that makes laws, or its meeting place the House the members of the organization that makes laws:

The House began sitting at 3 p.m./rose at 2 a.m.

[ S ] the group of people who suggest a subject for a debate:

The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished."

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

house / haʊs / noun [ C ] ( plural houses / ˈhaʊzɪz / ) (PEOPLE AT THEATRE)

C2 the people watching a performance, especially in a theatre:

The opera played to a full/packed house.

Word partners for house

build / buy / rent / sell a house • a beautiful / fine / derelict / rambling house • a terraced / semi-detached / detached house

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

house

Pronounced /haʊs/ for the noun and adjective, and /haʊz/ for the verb. The form 'houses' is pronounced /haʊzɪz/.
(housing, housed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family.
She has moved to a smaller house.
...her parents’ house in Warwickshire.
N-COUNT

2.
You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house.
If he set his alarm clock for midnight, it would wake the whole house...
= household
N-SING: usu the N

3.
House is used in the names of types of places where people go to eat and drink.
...a steak house.
...an old Salzburg coffee house.
N-COUNT: n N

4.
House is used in the names of types of companies, especially ones which publish books, lend money, or design clothes.
Many of the clothes come from the world’s top fashion houses...
Eventually she was fired from her job at a publishing house.
N-COUNT: n N

5.
House is sometimes used in the names of office buildings and large private homes or expensive houses. (mainly BRIT)
I was to go to the very top floor of Bush House in Aldwych.
...Harewood House near Leeds.
N-IN-NAMES: n N

6.
You can refer to the two main bodies of Britain’s parliament and the United States of America’s legislature as the House or a House.
Some members of the House and Senate worked all day yesterday...
N-COUNT

7.
A house is a family which has been or will be important for many generations, especially the family of a king or queen.
...the House of Windsor.
N-COUNT: with supp

8.
The house is the part of a theatre, cinema, or other place of entertainment where the audience sits. You can also refer to the audience at a particular performance as the house.
They played in front of a packed house.
N-COUNT

9.
A restaurant’s house wine is the cheapest wine it sells, which is not listed by name on the wine list.
Tweed ordered a carafe of the house wine.
ADJ: ADJ n

10.
To house someone means to provide a house or flat for them to live in.
Part III of the Housing Act 1985 imposes duties on local authorities to house homeless people...
Regrettably we have to house families in these inadequate flats.
VERB: V n, V n adv/prep

11.
A building or container that houses something is the place where it is located or from where it operates.
The château itself is open to the public and houses a museum of motorcycles and cars...
VERB: no cont, V n

12.
If you say that a building houses a number of people, you mean that is the place where they live or where they are staying.
The building will house twelve boys and eight girls...
= accommodate
VERB: no cont, V n

13.
see also boarding house, chapter house, clearing house, council house, doll’s house, full house, open house, opera house, public house, Wendy house, White House

14.
If a person or their performance or speech brings the house down, the audience claps, laughs, or shouts loudly because the performance or speech is very impressive or amusing. (INFORMAL)
It’s really an amazing dance. It just always brings the house down.
PHRASE: V inflects

15.
If two people get on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects

16.
If you are given something in a restaurant or bar on the house, you do not have to pay for it.
The owner knew about the engagement and brought them glasses of champagne on the house.
PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

17.
If someone gets their house in order, puts their house in order, or sets their house in order, they arrange their affairs and solve their problems.
Some think Stempel’s departure will help the company get its financial house in order...
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹house /ˈhaʊs/ noun, pl hous·es /ˈhaʊzəz/
1 a [count] : a building in which a family lives
• Would you like to come to my house for dinner?
• a two-family house
• I spent the weekend just puttering around the house.
- often used before another noun
• house pets/plants
• a house guest
• house parties
b [singular] : the people who live in a house
• He made enough noise to wake the whole house.
2 [count]
a : a structure or shelter in which animals are kept - see also birdhouse, doghouse, henhouse
b : a building in which something is stored
• a carriage house
- see also boathouse, warehouse
3 [count] : a building where students or members of a religious group live
• a fraternity house
4 a [count] : a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country
• The bill has been approved by both houses of Congress.
• The two houses of the U.S. Congress are the Senate [=the upper house] and the House of Representatives. [=the lower house]
• The two houses of the British Parliament are the House of Lords [=the upper house] and the House of Commons. [=the lower house]
b the House : house of representatives
• They hope to win enough seats in the election to regain control of the House.
- see also house of commons, house of lords
5 [count]
a : a specified kind of business
• a publishing house
• fashion houses
• an investment banking house
• a brokerage house
b : a place or building where a specified kind of activity or entertainment occurs
• an auction house
• a house of God/worship [=a place, such as a church, where people go for religious services]
• (US) a movie house [=a cinema, (US) a movie theater] : a place where an illegal activity occurs
• a gambling house
• a house of prostitution
- see also opera house
c : a particular kind of restaurant
• We had dinner at the local fish house.
• a seafood house
• Oyster stew is a specialty of the house. [=a special dish that is featured in a restaurant]
✦A house wine is a basic wine that is always available in a restaurant. A house salad and a house (salad) dressing are the regular salad and dressing in a U.S. restaurant.
• Would you like the house salad or a spinach salad?
• The house dressing is a creamy vinaigrette.
- see also coffeehouse, steak house
6 [count] : the audience in a theater or concert hall
• They had a full/packed house on opening night.
• When the movie ended, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. [=everyone had tears in their eyes]
✦To bring down the house or to bring the house down is to get great approval and applause or laughter from an audience.
• His performance brought down the house night after night.
7 House [count] : a royal or noble family including ancestors and all the people who are related to them
• the House of Tudor
8 [noncount] : a type of electronic dance music with a heavy, regular beat - called also house music,
clean house US
1 : to clean the floors, furniture, etc., inside a house
• He cleans house on Tuesdays.
2 : to make important basic changes in an organization, business, etc., in order to correct problems
• After the corruption was revealed, the police chief decided it was time to clean house.
(from) house to house
✦If you go (from) house to house, you go to each house or apartment in an area and do or ask for something.
• Volunteers went from house to house asking for donations.
- see also house-to-house
house in order
✦To put/get/set (etc.) your house in order is to improve or correct the way you do things.
• We should get our (own) house in order before we criticize others for their mistakes.
• The company needs to get its financial house in order. [=to correct its financial problems]
keep house : to do the work that is needed to take care of a house
• When I started living on my own I had no idea how to cook or keep house.
• You need someone to keep house for you.
- see also housekeeper, housekeeping
like a house on fire informal : extremely well
• Those two got on/along like a house on fire. [=they liked each other very much]
• (US) The business started out like a house on fire. [=the business started very successfully]
on the house : without charge : free
• The drinks are on the house.
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
- see ¹glass
play house
✦When children play house they pretend that they are adults and that they are doing the things that adults do in a house, such as cooking and serving food.
• She always loved playing house with her little sister.
set up house : to become settled in a house where you are going to live
• They moved to California and set up house in a suburb of Los Angeles.
- house·ful /ˈhaʊsˌfʊl/ noun, pl -fuls [count]
• a houseful of guests

long

long [adjective] (DISTANCE)

/lɑːŋ/

/lɒŋ/

Example:

A long dress

GREAT LENGTH measuring a great length from one end to the other OPP short

Persian equivalent:

Example:

A long dress

Theme, CEFR level & Tags

Theme:

Low - short and shallow

Level:

Region:

British English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

adjective (longer /, longest )

1 far from one end to the other:
Which is the longest river in the world?
She has long black hair.
Tokyo is a long way from London.
opposite short Look at the note at far.

2 You use long to ask or talk about how far something is from one end to the other:
How long is the table?
The wall is 5?m long.
The noun is length.

3 continuing for a lot of time:
a long film
He's lived here for a long time.
opposite short

4 You use long to ask or talk about the time from the beginning to the end of something:
How long is the lesson?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

long

I. long¹ S1 W1 /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative longer, superlative longest)
[Language: Old English; Origin: long, lang]
1. GREAT LENGTH measuring a great length from one end to the other OPP short:
a long table
long hair
the longest tunnel in the world
He stretched out his long legs.
a long line of people
2. GREAT DISTANCE continuing or travelling a great distance from one place to another OPP short:
a long distance
Springfield is a long way from Chicago.
Liz lives in Cheltenham, which is a long way away.
long journey/walk/flight/drive etc (=a journey etc over a large distance that takes a lot of time)
It’s a long walk to the shops from here.
3. LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME continuing for a large amount of time, or for a larger amount of time than usual OPP short:
a long period of time
a long history of success
He has a long memory.
(for) a long time/while
He’s been gone a long time.
I haven’t been there for a long while.
It took a long time to get everything ready.
She died a long time ago.
long silence/pause/delay etc
There was a long silence before anybody spoke.
She’s recovering from a long illness.
Doctors often work long hours (=work for more time than is usual).
the longest time American English spoken (=a very long time)
It took me the longest time to figure out how to open the windows.
4. PARTICULAR LENGTH/DISTANCE/TIME used to talk or ask about a particular length, distance, or time:
How long is your garden?
How long is the film?
The cable is not quite long enough.
two metres/three miles etc long
The bridge is 140 feet long.
two hours/three days etc long
The speech was twenty minutes long.
5. WRITING containing a lot of words, letters, names, or pages OPP short:
a long novel
a long list
He has a very long name.
He owes money to a list of people as long as your arm (=a very long list).
6. CLOTHING covering all of your arms or legs OPP short:
a long dress
a long-sleeved shirt
7. TIRING/BORING spoken making you feel tired or bored:
It’s been a long day.
8. VOWEL technical a long vowel in a word is pronounced for a longer time than a short vowel with the same sound OPP short
9. how long is a piece of string? British English spoken used when there is no definite answer to a question:
‘How long will it take to finish the project?’ ‘How long is a piece of string?’
10. the long and (the) short of it spoken used when you are telling someone the most important facts about something rather than all the details:
The long and the short of it is that we missed the train.
11. the long arm of somebody/something written the power of someone or something that has authority, especially to catch and punish someone:
He won’t escape the long arm of the law.
12. long face a sad or disappointed expression on someone’s face
13. long in the tooth informal too old – used humorously:
I’m getting a bit long in the tooth for this sort of thing.
14. not long for this world literary likely to die or stop existing soon
15. long on something having a lot of a quality:
He was short on patience, but long on a sense of his own worth.
16. long odds if there are long odds against something happening, it is very unlikely that it will happen
17. in the long run/term used when talking about what will happen at a later time or when something is finished:
All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.
18. long shot someone or something with very little chance of success:
Chelsea are a 20–1 long shot to win the championship.
19. long time no see spoken used humorously to say hello when you have not seen someone for a long time
20. take the long view (of something) to think about the effect that something will have in the future rather than what happens now
21. a long way very much, far, or a great amount or degree:
We’re still a long way from achieving our sales targets.
Psychiatry has come a long way (=developed a lot) since the 1920s.
Your contributions will go a long way towards helping children in need (=will help to reach a goal).
by a long way/shot informal also by a long chalk )British English (=used when something is much better, quicker, cheaper etc)
It was his best performance this year, by a long way.
not by a long way/shot informal also not by a long chalk )British English (=not at all or not nearly)
He had not told Rory everything, not by a long shot.
22. long weekend three or more days, including Saturday and Sunday, when you do not have to go to work or school
⇨ at (long) last at ↑last³(2), ⇨ it’s a long story at ↑story(10), ⇨ cut/make a long story short at ↑story(11), ⇨ a little (of something) goes a long way at ↑little²(5), ⇨ have a long way to go at ↑way¹(19)
• • •
THESAURUS
▪ long continuing for a long time: The film was very long. | There has been a long period without rain.
▪ lengthy continuing for a long time, especially longer than you want or expect: Drivers face lengthy delays on all roads out of the city. | Police are going through the lengthy process of re-examining all the evidence. | He faces a lengthy prison sentence.
▪ long-running [only before noun] continuing for a long time - used especially about disputes, campaigns, or shows: He has been involved in a long-running dispute with his neighbour. | The programme is one of the longest-running series on television. | a long-running campaign to prevent the airport from being built
▪ long-lasting continuing for a long time – used especially about effects or relationships: Stress can have long-lasting effects. | While at the school, she made many long-lasting friendships.
▪ protracted formal continuing for a long time, especially an unusually long time: Despite protracted negotiations, they were unable to reach an agreement. | The couple have been involved in a protracted battle for custody of their children.
▪ prolonged continuing for a long time, especially longer than expected, or longer in a way that makes a situation worse: He returned to work after a prolonged absence. | Studies have linked prolonged use of the drug to cancer. | a prolonged period of economic decline
▪ extended [only before noun] continuing for a long time - used especially about visits, trips, breaks etc that last longer than was planned: an extended stay in hospital | He took an extended break from work after his father died. | She didn’t like being away from home for extended periods.
▪ lasting [only before noun] strong enough or great enough to continue for a long time: The negotiations were aimed at achieving a lasting peace. | This affair has done lasting damage to the President’s credibility. | The book left a lasting impression on me.
▪ enduring continuing for a long time – used especially about memories, influences, or feelings of liking someone or something: One of my most enduring memories is of going on holiday to France with my parents. | the enduring appeal of Conan Doyle's stories | his enduring love for Ireland
▪ marathon [only before noun] continuing for a very long time and needing a lot of energy, patience, or determination: It was a marathon session of talks which continued until 3 am. | He arrived after a marathon journey across Europe.
■ too long
▪ long-winded continuing for too long - used about speeches, answers, explanations etc: a very long-winded answer to a simple question | He gave a long-winded speech about the company's vision for the future.
▪ interminable very long and boring: They faced an interminable wait in the departure lounge of the airport. | The journey seemed interminable.
▪ long-drawn-out [only before noun] used about a process that continues for much too long: The news heightened expectations that the long-drawn-out investigation might be coming to a close.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

long

long [long longs longed longing] adjective, adverb, verb [lɒŋ] [lɔːŋ] [lɑːŋ]

adjective (long·er [ˈlɒŋɡə(r)] ; [ˈlɔːŋɡər] ; [ˈlɑːŋɡər] long·est [ˈlɒŋɡɪst] ; [ˈlɔːŋɡɪst] ; [ˈlɑːŋɡɪst] )

DISTANCE
1. measuring or covering a great length or distance, or a greater length or distance than usual
• She had long dark hair.
• He walked down the long corridor.
• It was the world's longest bridge.
• a long journey/walk/drive/flight
• We're a long way from anywhere here.
• It's a long way away.

Opp: short

2. used for asking or talking about particular lengths or distances
• How long is the River Nile?
• The table is six feet long.

• The report is only three pages long.

TIME

3. lasting or taking a great amount of time or more time than usual
• He's been ill (for) a long time.
• There was a long silence before she spoke.
• I like it now the days are getting longer (= it stays light for more time each day).
• a long book/film/list (= taking a lot of time to read/watch/deal with)
• Nurses have to work long hours (= for more hours in the day than is usual).
• (NAmE) He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering.

Opp: short

4. used for asking or talking about particular periods of time
• How long is the course?
• I think it's only three weeks long.

• How long a stay did you have in mind?

5. seeming to last or take more time than it really does because, for example, you are very busy or not happy
• I'm tired. It's been a long day.
• We were married for ten long years.

Opp: short

CLOTHES

6. covering all or most of your legs or arms
• She usually wears long skirts.
• a long-sleeved shirt

Opp: short

VOWEL SOUNDS

7. (phonetics) taking more time to make than a short vowel sound in the same position
Opp: short
more at it's as broad as it is long at broad _adj., kick sth into the long grass at kick _v., in the long/short/medium term at term _n., go a long/some way towards doing sth at way _n.
Word Origin:
adj. and adv. n. Old English lang long lange longe Germanic Dutch German lang
v. Old English langian ‘grow long, prolong’ ‘dwell in thought, yearn’ Germanic Dutch langen ‘present, offer’ German langen ‘reach, extend’

Thesaurus:
long adj.
• There was a long silence.
long-lasting • |especially written prolonged • • lengthy • • extended • |formal protracted •
Opp: short, Opp: brief
a long/prolonged/lengthy/extended period
a long/prolonged/lengthy/protracted delay/dispute/illness
long/prolonged/lengthy/extended/protracted negotiations
Word Family:
long adjective adverb
length noun
lengthy adjective
lengthen verb
Which Word?:
(for) long / (for) a long time
Both (for) long and (for) a long time are used as expressions of time. In positive sentences (for) a long time is used: ▪ We’ve been friends a long time. (For) long is not used in positive sentences unless it is used with too, enough, as, so, seldom, etc: ▪ I stayed out in the sun for too long. ◊ ▪ You’ve been waiting long enough. Both (for) long and (for) a long time can be used in questions, but (for) long is usually preferred: ▪ Have you been waiting long?
In negative sentences (for) a long time sometimes has a different meaning from (for) long. Compare: ▪ I haven’t been here for a long time ▪ (= It is a long time since the last time I was here) and ▪ I haven’t been here long ▪ (= I arrived here only a short time ago).
Example Bank:
• At 900 pages, the book is overly long.
• Economy class can be uncomfortable for those with extra-long legs.
• His drive to work is fairly long.
• My hair had grown long.
• That dress looks a bit long to me.
• a pair of impossibly long legs
• an unusually long pause
• He let out a long slow breath.
• How long is the film?
• I haven't seen him for a long time.
• I think it's only about two hours long.
• I'm tired. It's been a long day.
• It took me a long time to accept the situation.
• Nurses have to work long hours.
• a long book/film/list
• a long corridor/bridge
• long hair

Idioms: as long as ▪ as long as your arm ▪ at long last ▪ at the longest ▪ by a long way ▪ cut a long story short ▪ for long ▪ go a long way ▪ go back a long way ▪ have a long way to go ▪ have come a long way ▪ how long have you got? ▪ how long is a piece of string? ▪ in the long run ▪ it's a long story. ▪ long and short of it ▪ long arm of something ▪ long face ▪ long in the tooth ▪ long live somebody ▪ long on something ▪ long shot ▪ long time no see ▪ no longer ▪ not by a long chalk ▪ so long ▪ take a long look at something ▪ take the long view

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

long / lɒŋ / / lɑːŋ / adjective (TIME)

A1 continuing for a large amount of time:

a long film/meeting

I've been waiting a long time .

It's a long time since I worked there.

Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

long / lɒŋ / / lɑːŋ / adjective (DISTANCE)

A1 being a distance between two points that is more than average or usual:

long hair

long legs

a long dress

There was a long queue at the post office.

We're still a long way from the station.

long / lɒŋ / / lɑːŋ / adjective (MANY WORDS)

A2 describes a piece of writing that has a lot of pages or words:

a long letter/book/report

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

long

I. TIME

/lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/

(longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/, longest /lɒŋgɪst, AM lɔ:ŋgɪst/)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time.
Repairs to the cable did not take too long...
Have you known her parents long?...
I learned long ago to avoid these invitations...
The railway had obviously been built long after the house...
...long-established social traditions.
ADV: ADV with v, oft ADV adv/prep
•
The expression for long is used to mean ‘for a great amount of time’.
‘Did you live there?’—‘Not for long.’...
Developing countries won’t put up with the situation for much longer...
For too long there was a huge gap in the market.
PHRASE: PHR after v
2.
A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time.
We had a long meeting with the attorney general...
They sat looking at each other for a long while...
He must have started writing his book a long time ago.
≠ short
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time.
How long have you lived around here?...
He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember...
She reflected no longer than a second before she decisively slit the envelope.
ADV: how ADV, as ADV as, ADV compar than
•
Long is also an adjective.
How long is the usual stay in hospital?...
The average commuter journey there is five hours long.
ADJ: how ADJ, amount ADJ
4.
A long speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with.
He was making quite a long speech...
This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.
≠ short
ADJ: usu ADJ n
5.
If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does.
Go to sleep. I’ve got a long day tomorrow...
She was a TV reporter and worked long hours...
This has been the longest week of my life.
≠ short
ADJ: usu ADJ n
6.
If someone has a long memory, they are able to remember things that happened far back in the past.
≠ short
ADJ: usu ADJ n
7.
Long is used in expressions such as all year long, the whole day long, and your whole life long to say and emphasize that something happens for the whole of a particular period of time.
We played that record all night long...
Snow is sometimes found all summer long upon the highest peaks.
ADV: n ADV [emphasis]

II. DISTANCE AND SIZE

/lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/

(longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/, longest /lɒŋgɪst, AM lɔ:ŋgɪst/)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is long measures a great distance from one end to the other.
...a long table...
A long line of people formed outside the doctor’s office...
Her hair was long and dark...
≠ short
ADJ
2.
A long distance is a great distance. A long journey or route covers a great distance.
His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home...
The long journey tired him...
I went for a long walk.
≠ short
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
A long piece of clothing covers the whole of someone’s legs or more of their legs than usual. Clothes with long sleeves cover the whole of someone’s arms.
She is wearing a long black dress.
...a long-sleeved blouse.
≠ short
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
You use long to talk or ask about the distance something measures from one end to the other.
An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long...
How long is the tunnel?...
In the roots of the olives, you could find centipedes as long as a pencil.
ADJ: amount ADJ, how ADJ, as ADJ as, ADJ-compar than
•
Long is also a combining form.
...a three-foot-long gash in the tanker’s side.
COMB in ADJ

III. PHRASES

/lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/

(longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Please look at category 6 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1.
If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case.
The interior minister said he would still support them, as long as they didn’t break the rules...
The president need not step down so long as the elections are held under international supervision.
PHRASE
2.
If you say that someone won’t be long, you mean that you think they will arrive or be back soon. If you say that it won’t be long before something happens, you mean that you think it will happen soon.
‘What’s happened to her?’—‘I’m sure she won’t be long.’...
If every tune from Radiohead is as good as this one is, it can’t be long before they are household names.
PHRASE: oft it PHR before cl
3.
If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
German interest rates will come down before long...
Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.
PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl
4.
Something that is no longer the case used to be the case but is not the case now. You can also say that something is not the case any longer.
Food shortages are no longer a problem...
I noticed that he wasn’t sitting by the door any longer.
PHRASE: PHR group/cl, PHR with v
5.
You can say so long as an informal way of saying goodbye.
Well, so long, pal, see you around.
= bye
CONVENTION [formulae]
6.
a long face: see face
at long last: see last
in the long run: see run
a long shot: see shot
in the long term: see term
long in the tooth: see tooth
to take the long view: see view
to go a long way: see way

IV. VERB USES

/lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/

(longs, longing, longed)
If you long for something, you want it very much.
Steve longed for the good old days...
I’m longing to meet her...
He longed for the winter to be over.
VERB: V for n, V to-inf, V for n to-inf
see also longing

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹long /ˈlɑːŋ/ adj lon·ger /ˈlɑːŋgɚ/; lon·gest /ˈlɑːŋgəst/
1 a : extending a great distance from one end to the other end : not short
• long hair
• long legs
• a long corridor
• The bridge is the longest in the world.
• We drove a long distance.
• the long/longer side of the building
• The pants are a little (too) long for me. [=they should be shorter in order to fit me]
b : extending a specified distance : having a specified length
• one meter long
• The whale was 50 feet long.
• “How long was the race?” “The race was five miles long.”
2 a : lasting or continuing for a great amount of time
• a long pause/wait
• They've had a long and happy marriage.
• She finds it hard to sit still for long periods of time.
• It's a long movie.
• The company has a long tradition of serving its customers well.
• I've known them for a long time. [=many years]
• I haven't seen them for/in a (very) long time. = (US) I haven't seen them for the longest time.
• The changes took a long time to come. = The changes were long in coming. [=the changes did not happen quickly]
• It happened a long time ago. [=far in the past; not at all recently]
• The test should take an hour at the longest. [=it should not be longer than an hour]
• She is used to working long hours. [=she often works for many hours at a time]
• He has a very long memory. [=he remembers things that happened far in the past]
• someone with long experience in the UN [=someone who has been in the UN many years]
• She gave him a long look. [=she looked at him for many seconds]
• It's been a long day. [=a difficult day in which time seems to go by slowly]
• We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend. [=a weekend with an extra day added to it]
b : lasting or continuing for a specified amount of time
• The movie is three hours long. [=it lasts three hours]
• A day is 24 hours long.
- see also daylong, monthlong, weeklong
3 a : having many pages, items, etc.
• a long book/essay/list
• The team has had a long streak of wins.
b : having a specified number of pages, items, etc.
• The book is 300 pages long.
• The team's winning streak is 12 games long.
4 of clothing : covering all or most of the arms or legs
• a shirt with long sleeves
• long pants
• a long skirt
5 sports : going beyond the area of play
• His second serve was long, so he lost the point.
6 linguistics of a vowel
- used to identify certain vowel sounds in English
• long and short vowels
• the long “a” in “make”
• the long “e” in “sweet”
• the long “i” in “ice”
• the long “u” in “use”
- compare ¹short 8
7 of someone's face : showing sadness
• Why the long face? [=you look sad; why are you sad?]
a long way : a great distance
• He grew up a long way from here.
• Their house is a long way (away) from here.
- often used figuratively in various phrases
• We've done a lot of work, but we have a long way to go. [=we still have a lot of work to do]
• These changes will go a long way toward/towards making the system more efficient. [=these changes will do a lot to make the system more efficient]
• The company has really come a long way [=the company has made a lot of progress] since/from its humble beginnings.
• These problems go back a long way. [=these problems have existed for a long time]
• She and her business partner go back a long way (together). [=she and her business partner have known each other for a long time]
as long as someone's arm informal : very long : having many pages, items, etc.
• I had a list of things to do that was as long as your/my arm.
at long last
- see ⁵last
how long is a piece of string
- see ¹string
long in the tooth
- see tooth
long on : having or providing a good amount of (something)
• He was long on criticism [=he said many critical things] but short on useful advice.
long time no see informal
- used as a greeting for someone you have not seen for a long time
• Well hello there! Long time no see!
not by a long chalk
- see ¹chalk
not long for this world
- see ¹world
take the long view
- see ¹view
the long arm of the law
- see ¹arm

cheap

cheap [adjective] (LOW PRICE)

/tʃiːp/

Example:

a cheap restaurant

LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive

Persian equivalent:

costing or worth little or no money

Example:

a cheap restaurant

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