Meaning of room In English

• 0 a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling:

  • I like this room - it has plenty of light.

  • I could hear people talking in the next room.

  • She's waiting for you in the conference room upstairs.

  • figurative The whole room (= all the people in the room) turned and looked at her.

  • She's upstairs in her room.

  • Go tidy your room, or you can't watch TV tonight.

  • a single/double room (= a bedroom for one person/two people)

  • a bedroom

  • a bathroom

  • a dining room

  • a living room

• 1 the amount of space that someone or something needs:

  • That sofa would take up too much room in the flat.

  • James took the books off the little table to make room for the television.

  • He's fainted! Don't crowd him - give him room.

  • Is there (enough/any) room for me in the car?

  • [ + to infinitive ] There's hardly room to move in here.

  • I feel the company has little room for/to manoeuvre.

• 2 to rent a room from someone, or share a rented room with someone:

  • At college he rooms with this guy from Nebraska.

• 3 an area within a building that has its own walls, floor, ceiling, and door:

  • The house has a laundry room.

• 4 space available for something:

  • Is there any room for me in the car?

  • fig. She writes better, but there is still room for improvement.

• 5 to share a room with someone, esp. a rented room:

  • I roomed with Anita in college.

• 6 a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, and ceiling:

  • a meeting/conference/dining room

• 7 opportunity for doing something:

  • room for sth I feel the company has little room for manoeuvre.

• 8 rooms that you rent in a building:

  • He lived in rooms above a shop.

• 9 used to say that something is not good enough and could be made better:

  • The business is doing well, but there is definitely room for improvement.

• 10 to rent a room from someone, or share a rented room with someone:

  • He rooms with one of his colleagues.