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Definition of room verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

room

verb
 
/ruːm/,
 
/rʊm/
 
/ruːm/,
 
/rʊm/
[intransitive] (North American English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they room
 
/ruːm/,
 
/rʊm/
 
/ruːm/,
 
/rʊm/
he / she / it rooms
 
/ruːmz/,
 
/rʊmz/
 
/ruːmz/,
 
/rʊmz/
past simple roomed
 
/ruːmd/,
 
/rʊmd/
 
/ruːmd/,
 
/rʊmd/
past participle roomed
 
/ruːmd/,
 
/rʊmd/
 
/ruːmd/,
 
/rʊmd/
-ing form rooming
 
/ˈruːmɪŋ/,
 
/ˈrʊmɪŋ/
 
/ˈruːmɪŋ/,
 
/ˈrʊmɪŋ/
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  1. room (with somebody) | room (together) to rent a room somewhere; to share a rented room or flat with somebody
    • She and Nancy roomed together at college.
    Word OriginOld English rūm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ruim, German Raum.
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