Room I Extra Examples Left Word Sit People

• i heard him enter the room.
• as soon as the teacher left the room there was uproar.
• they were in the next room and we could hear every word they said.
• i don't want to watch television. i'll be in the other room (= a different room).

room

1. a part of a building that has its own walls, floor and ceiling and is usually used for a particular purpose
• SEE ALSO auction room
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/auction-room
• I heard him enter the room.
• As soon as the teacher left the room there was uproar.
• They were in the next room and we could hear every word they said.
• I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room).
• I think Simon is in his room (= bedroom).
• They had to sit in the waiting room for an hour.
• a dining/living/sitting room
• a conference/meeting room

Extra Examples

• He was pacing the room nervously.
• I used to share a room (= bedroom) with my sister.
• Our guests are sleeping in the spare room.
• She felt sick and the room was spinning.
• She flew from room to room looking for the fire extinguisher.
• Suddenly Katie burst into the room.
• The patient was in a private room equipped with bathroom and TV.
• The room contained little more than a table and chair.
• The room smelled of stale sweat and coffee.
• The room was filled with morning sunshine.
• The rooms are cramped and narrow.
• We hired a room for the party.
• He walked out of the room and slammed the door.
2. having the number of rooms mentioned
• a three-roomed/three-room apartment
3. a bedroom in a hotel, etc.
• a double/single room
• I just stayed in my hotel room.
• I'd like to book a room with a view of the lake.
• We rented a room while looking for a house to buy.
• She lets out rooms to students.

Extra Examples

• Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by 11 a.m.
• Soaring room rates have put tourists off visiting the city.
• I was renting a tiny basement room at that time.
4. a set of two or more rooms that you rent to live in
• SYNONYM lodgings
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lodging#lodging_sng_2
• They lived in rooms in Kensington.
5. empty space that can be used for a particular purpose
• SEE ALSO elbow room
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/elbow-room
• I'll move the table—it takes up too much room.
• Is there enough room for me in the car?
• How can we make room for all the furniture?
• The bar was so packed there was hardly room to move.
• We got our stuff in the van with room to spare.
• I left room for Zac to sit beside me.
• There's plenty of room in the attic.

Extra Examples

• You'll have to find room for all those books.
• Will there be enough room for that dishwasher in your kitchen?
• Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably.
• There's room for one more at the table.
6. the possibility of something existing or happening; the opportunity to do something
• He had to be certain. There could be no room for doubt.
• There's some room for improvement in your work (= it is not as good as it could be).
• It is important to give children room to think for themselves.
7. all the people in a room
• The whole room burst into applause.

Extra Examples

• A ripple of laughter ran round the room.
• The room fell silent as she rose to speak.
8. a problem or question that everyone knows about but does not mention because it is easier not to discuss it
• The elephant in the room was the money that had to be paid in bribes.
• There’s a big elephant in the room and it’s gun control.
9. the chance to change the way that something happens and influence decisions that are made
• Small farmers have limited room for manoeuvre.

Extra Examples

• The economic conditions are restricting the bank's freedom of manoeuvre.
• The government has very little room for manoeuvre on this issue.
10. when somebody says there’s no room to swing a cat, they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space
11. a decision that people describe as being made in a smoke-filled room is made by a small group of people at a private meeting, rather than in an open and democratic way

Word Origin

• Old English rūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.