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lounge
(laʊndʒ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense lounges, present participle lounging, past tense, past participle lounged
1. countable noun
In a house, a lounge is a room where people sit and relax.
[mainly British] The Holmbergs were sitting before a roaring fire in the lounge, sipping their cocoa.
Synonyms: sitting room [British], living room, parlour [old-fashioned], drawing room More Synonyms of lounge
2. countable noun
In a hotel, club, or other public place, a lounge is a room where people can sit and relax.
I spoke to her in the lounge of a big Johannesburg hotel where she was attendinga union meeting. [+ of]
3. countable noun
In an airport, a lounge is a very large room where people can sit and wait for aircraft to arrive or leave.
Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on theplane.
4. verb
If you lounge somewhere, you sit or lie there in a relaxed or lazy way.
They ate and drank and lounged in the shade. [VERB preposition]
If you don't want to lounge on the beach, you can go on a guided walk along the naturetrail. [VERB preposition]
Synonyms: relax, pass time, hang out [informal], idle More Synonyms of lounge
Phrasal verbs:
See lounge around
lounge in British English
(laʊndʒ)
verb
1. (intr; often foll by about or around)
to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner
2.
to pass (time) lazily or idly
noun
3.
a.
a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
b.
(as modifier)
lounge chair
4. mainly British
a living room in a private house
5. Also called: lounge bar, saloon bar British
a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel
6. mainly US and Canadian
a.
an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
b. short for cocktail lounge
7.
a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back
8.
the act or an instance of lounging
Word origin
C16: origin unknownlounge in American English
(laʊndʒ)
verb intransitiveWord forms: lounged or ˈlounging
1.
to stand, move, sit, lie, etc. in a relaxed or lazy way; loll
2.
to spend time in idleness
they lounge around on street corners, wasting their lives
verb transitive
3.
to spend by lounging
to lounge the summer away
noun
4.
an act or time of lounging
5. Archaic
a lounging gait or stroll
6.
a.
a room, as in a hotel or theater, where guests or patrons may go to relax, socialize, smoke, etc.
b.
cocktail lounge
7.
a couch or sofa, esp. a backless one with a headrest at one end
Derived forms
lounger (ˈlounger) noun
Word origin
15th-c. Scot dial. < ? lungis, laggard, lout < OFr longis < L Longinus, apocryphal name of soldier who lanced Jesus in the side: sense infl. in OFr by assoc.with longe, long, slow < L longus, long1Image oflounge
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British English: lounge /laʊndʒ/ NOUN
A lounge is a room in a house, or in a hotel, where people sit and relax.
He sat on a sofa in the lounge.
- American English: family room
- Arabic: غُرْفَةُ جُلُوسٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: sala de estar
- Chinese: 休闲室
- Croatian: predvorje
- Czech: obývací pokoj
- Danish: dagligstue
- Dutch: zitkamer
- European Spanish: sala
- Finnish: oleskeluhuone
- French: salon
- German: Wohnzimmer
- Greek: σαλόνι
- Italian: sala d’aspetto
- Japanese: ラウンジ
- Korean: 라운지
- Norwegian: dagligstue
- Polish: salon
- European Portuguese: sala de estar
- Romanian: hol
- Russian: гостиная
- Latin American Spanish: sala
- Swedish: vardagsrum
- Thai: ห้องนั่งเล่นในบ้าน
- Turkish: oturma odası
- Ukrainian: кімната відпочинку
- Vietnamese: phòng khách
Chinese translation of 'lounge'
lounge
(laundʒ)
n (c)
- (in hotel)
休息室
(xiūxishì) (间(間), jiān) - (at airport, station)
等候室
(děnghòushì) (间(間), jiān) - (esp Brit, in house)
起居室
(qǐjūshì) (间(間), jiān) - (Brit) (also lounge bar)
豪华(華)酒吧
(háohuá jiǔbā)
vi
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懒(懶)洋洋地倚靠着(著)
(lǎnyángyáng de yǐkàozhe)
(verb)
Definition
to pass time lazily or idly
They ate and drank and lounged in the shade.
Synonyms
relax
I ought to relax and stop worrying about it.
pass time
hang out (informal)
idle
He idled the time away in dreamy thought.
loaf
She studied, and I just loafed around.
potter
sprawl
She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.
lie about
waste time
recline
She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue.
take it easy
saunter
loiter
unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory.
loll
He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
dawdle
They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
laze
Fred lazed in an easy chair.
kill time
make yourself at home
veg out (slang)
outspan (South Africa)
Let's take a break and just outspan for a while.
fritter time away
(noun)
Definition
a living room in a private house
They sat before a roaring fire in the lounge.
Synonyms
sitting room (British)
I went into the sitting room and turned on the television.
living room
We were sitting in the living room watching TV.
parlour (old-fashioned)
The guests were shown into the parlour.
drawing room
front room
reception room
television room
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dawdle
Definition
to walk slowly or lag behind
They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
Synonyms
waste time,
potter,
trail,
lag,
idle,
loaf,
hang about,
dally,
loiter,
dilly-dally (informal),
drag your feet or heels
in the sense of idle
Definition
to waste or pass (time) in idleness
He idled the time away in dreamy thought.
Synonyms
fritter,
while,
waste,
fool,
lounge,
potter,
loaf,
dally,
loiter,
dawdle,
lazein the sense of laze
Definition
to be idle or lazy
Fred lazed in an easy chair.
Synonyms
idle,
lounge,
hang around,
loaf,
stand around,
lollSynonyms of 'lounge'
lounge
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of living room
Definition
a room in a private house or flat used for relaxation and entertainment
We were sitting in the living room watching TV.
Synonyms
lounge,
parlour (old-fashioned),
sitting room (British),
drawing room,
front room,
reception room,
television room
in the sense of loaf
Definition
to loiter or lounge around in an idle way
She studied, and I just loafed around.
Synonyms
idle,
hang around,
take it easy,
lie around,
loiter,
loll,
laze,
lounge around,
doss (British, slang),
veg out (slang),
be indolent
in the sense of loiter
Definition
to stand or wait aimlessly or idly
unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory.
Synonyms
linger,
idle,
loaf,
saunter,
delay,
stroll,
lag,
dally,
loll,
dawdle,
skulk,
dilly-dally (informal),
hang about or around
in the sense of loll
Definition
to lounge in a lazy manner
He lolled back in his comfortable chair.
Synonyms
lounge,
relax,
lean,
slump,
flop,
sprawl,
loaf,
slouch,
recline,
outspan (South Africa)
in the sense of outspan
Definition
to relax
Let's take a break and just outspan for a while.
Synonyms
relax,
chill out (slang, US),
take it easy,
loosen up,
laze,
lighten up (slang),
put your feet up,
hang loose (slang),
let yourself go (informal),
let your hair down (informal),
mellow out (informal),
make yourself at home
in the sense of parlour
Definition
a living room for receiving visitors
The guests were shown into the parlour.
Synonyms
sitting room (British),
lounge,
living room,
drawing room,
front room,
reception room,
best room
in the sense of recline
Definition
to rest in a leaning position
She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue.
Synonyms
lean,
lie (down),
stretch out,
lie back,
rest,
lounge,
sprawl,
loll,
repose,
be recumbent
in the sense of sprawl
Definition
to sit or lie with one's arms and legs spread out
She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up.
Synonyms
loll,
slump,
lounge,
flop,
lie down,
slouch,
recline,
drape yourself
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