Dictionary

dorm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɔɾm/ (Scotland)
• /dɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɒm/ (Eastern-New-England)
• /doɹm/ (General-American)
• /doːm/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɔɹm/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
• /dɔːm/ Manchester

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of dormitory.
   alt of dormitory

Forms

Deriveds

dormlike · interdorm · dormie · dormmate · dormer

Translations (4)

de Schlafsaal (room) · pt dormitório (room) · vi kí túc xá (room) · de Ruhezustand (state)

dorm en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɔɾm/ (Scotland)
• /dɔːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɒm/ (Eastern-New-England)
• /doɹm/ (General-American)
• /doːm/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɔɹm/ early 20th century General American, near-obsolete
• /dɔːm/ Manchester

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive) To reside in a dorm.
   • 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. 2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys, page 11:
   • I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

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