Meaning

7 senses
  1. The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.

  2. (UK, especially)A room of a house for casual relaxing and entertaining.

    Near-synonyms: den, living room, sitting room, parlour, parlor, rec room

    Let's go hang out in the lounge.

    Wohnzimmer, Stube

    гости́наяgostínaja, сало́нsalón

  3. A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.

    Sitzecke, Klubsessel, Liegesofa

  4. A waiting room in an office, airport etc.

    Lounge, Wartezimmer, Warteraum

    зал ожида́нияzal ožidánija, приёмнаяprijómnaja, холлxoll

    a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

  5. An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

    Near-synonyms: bar, pub, divan; see also Thesaurus:pub

    Salonzimmer, Salon (Hotel, Gaststätte)

    ко́мната о́тдыхаkómnata ótdyxa, барbar, сало́нsalón

  6. (archaic)A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.

    Foyer, Gesellschaftsraum, Aufenthaltsraum

  7. A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.

    (Australia, archaic)A couch.

Examples

72 sentences
  1. She was lounging on the sofa.

    ruОна отдыхала на диване.

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  2. Tom was lounging on the sofa.

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  3. Students aren't allowed in the teachers' lounge.

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  4. Students may not enter the faculty lounge.

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  5. How many people are in the lounge?

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
living room:
waiting room:
establishment:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
place where one can lounge:
living room:
large comfortable seat:
waiting room:
establishment:

Origin

Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French

Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).

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