dorm

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɔːm/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɔɹm/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m

Noun

dorm (plural dorms)

1. Clipping of dormitory.

Derived terms

• dormer
• dormie
• dormlike
• dormmate
• interdorm

Translations

room — see also dormitory

German: Schlafsaal (de) m Portuguese: dormitório (pt) m Vietnamese: kí túc xá

state

German: Ruhezustand (de) m

Verb

dorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)

1. (intransitive, informal) To reside in a dorm.

   I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

   • 2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys, page 11:

     He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dormiō.

Verb

dorm (third-person singular dormi, participle durnjite)

1. alternative form of dormu

Related terms

• durnjeri
• durnjit

Catalan

Verb

dorm

1. inflection of dormir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Latin dormiō. Compare Aromanian dormu, Romanian dormi, dorm.

Verb

dorm

1. I sleep.

Related terms

• durmiri

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorm/
• Rhymes: -orm

Verb

dorm

1. inflection of dormi (“to sleep”):
   1. first-person singular indicative/subjunctive present
   2. third-person plural indicative present