lodge
verb/lɒdʒ/
/lɑːdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lodge | /lɒdʒ/ /lɑːdʒ/ |
| he / she / it lodges | /ˈlɒdʒɪz/ /ˈlɑːdʒɪz/ |
| past simple lodged | /lɒdʒd/ /lɑːdʒd/ |
| past participle lodged | /lɒdʒd/ /lɑːdʒd/ |
| -ing form lodging | /ˈlɒdʒɪŋ/ /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] lodge something (with somebody) (against somebody/something) (formal) to make a formal statement about something to a public organization or authority synonym register, submit
- They lodged a compensation claim against the factory.
- Portugal has lodged a complaint with the International Court of Justice.
- They formally lodged an appeal against the decision.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (old-fashioned) to pay to live in a room in somebody’s house synonym board
- He lodged with Mrs Brown when he arrived in the city.
- [transitive] lodge somebody (+ adv./prep.) to provide somebody with a place to sleep or live synonym accommodate
- The refugees are being lodged at an old army base.
- [intransitive, transitive] to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make something become fixed or stuck somewhere
- lodge in something One of the bullets lodged in his chest.
- lodge something in something She lodged the number firmly in her mind.
- The letter was safely lodged in his inside pocket.
- [transitive] lodge something with somebody/in something to leave money or something valuable in a safe place synonym deposit
- Your will should be lodged with your lawyer.
Word OriginMiddle English loge, via Old French loge ‘arbour, hut’ from medieval Latin laubia, lobia, lobium ‘covered walk, portico’, of Germanic origin; related to German Laube ‘arbour’.
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