Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Australia, Canada, Philippines, US)A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

    apartment dwellers

    Wohnung, Appartement

    кварти́раkvartíra, апартаме́нтapartamént

    кварти́раkvartýra, апартаме́нтapartamént

  2. A room within a house.

  3. A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

  4. (archaic)A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

    a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

  5. (obsolete)A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.

Examples

2017 sentences
  1. I'm busy looking for an apartment.

    Я зайнятий пошуком квартири.

    deIch bin damit beschäftigt, ein Zimmer zu suchen.

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  2. Here's the key to my apartment.

    Ось ключ від моєї квартири.

    ruВот ключ от моей квартиры.

    deHier ist der Schlüssel für meine Wohnung.

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  3. My apartment is in that building.

    Моя квартира — в он тій будівлі.

    ruМоя квартира находится в том здании.

    deMeine Wohnung ist in dem Gebäude dort.

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  4. I helped Tom find an apartment.

    Я допоміг Тому знайти квартиру.

    deIch habe Tom geholfen, eine Wohnung zu finden.

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  5. Tom found Mary a nice apartment.

    Том знайшов гарну квартиру для Мері.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
domicile occupying part of a building:
Русский
By meaning 1
domicile occupying part of a building:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
domicile occupying part of a building:

Origin

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation

From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”), equivalent to apart + -ment. See apart and -ment.

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Forms

plural: apartments

Synonyms

3 synonyms
domicile occupying part of a building:flatA1unitA2
domicile occupying part of a building; compare with:condominium
Close in meaning
  • a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house:flat

Word family

26 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • an an apartment
  • apartment building
  • same apartment building
  • the same apartment
  • new apartment
  • in the apartment
  • a new apartment
  • a small apartment
  • an apartment with
  • an apartment in
  • in his apartment
  • apartment building as

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
apartment — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto