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apartmentapartment /əˈpɑrt˺mənt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYapartmentOrigin: 1600-1700 French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare to put aside, separate adjectives/nouns + apartment► a small/tiny/cramped apartment It is tough bringing up a family in a cramped apartment. ► a large/spacious apartment His family had a spacious apartment overlooking Central Park. ► an empty/vacant apartment Are there any vacant apartments in your building? ► a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc. apartment A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford. ► a studio apartment (=with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating) Studio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location. ► a first-floor/second-floor etc. apartment We had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs. ► a furnished apartment (=with furniture) I need to find a furnished apartment in Seattle for the month of July. ► an unfurnished apartment (=without furniture) She moved into an unfurnished apartment. ► a luxury apartment The old school has been converted into luxury apartments. ► a basement apartment (=below the level of the ground) He lives in a dark basement apartment. ► a penthouse apartment (=on the top floor of a building) She bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica. ► high-rise apartment building (=one with many floors) The high-rise apartment building overlooks the downtown area. verbs► have an apartment My uncle has an apartment in Rome. ► live in an apartment He lived in a small apartment on the third floor. ► rent an apartment Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building. ► share an apartment I’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends. ► move into/out of an apartment They are moving out of the apartment at the end of the month. apartment + nouns► an apartment building/house They lived in the same apartment building. ► an apartment complex (=a group of buildings containing apartments) The apartment complex is across from the shopping mall. THESAURUSwhere you live► housea)a building that you live in and is intended to be used by one family: My parents just bought a five-bedroom house.b)all the people who live in a house: Be quiet or you’ll wake the whole house! ► apartment a set of rooms, usually to rent, that is part of a bigger building: How much does it cost to rent a three-bedroom apartment? ► condominium/condo one apartment in a building with several apartments, each of which is owned by the people living in it: We bought a condo on Cape Cod, and we spend most of the summer there. ► duplex a house that is divided into two separate homes: They own the duplex they live in and rent out the other half. ► townhouse a house in a group of houses that share one or more walls: The development has really nice townhouses in clusters of three or four. ► mansion a very large expensive house: She lives in a huge mansion in Beverly Hills. ► mobile/manufactured home (also trailer) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place: After we got married we lived in a mobile home until we could afford a house. ► cottage a small house outside a city, especially one used for vacations: They spend their summers at their cottage on the lake. ► cabin a small house made of wood, usually in a forest or the mountains: The early settlers built log cabins in the woods. ► hut a small simple house or building with only one or two rooms, especially in poorer parts of the world: Each family in the tribe has its own hut. ► shack a small house that has not been built very well: The poorest people live in shacks made of pieces of wood, sheets of metal, and cardboard. 1a set of rooms within a larger building, usually on one level, where someone lives: My apartment is really small. She lives in a one-bedroom apartment. The apartment buildings on this street were built in the 1950s.► see thesaurus at house12[usually plural] a large room with expensive furniture, decorations, etc., used especially by an important person such as a president, prince, etc.: The tour does not go through the presidential apartments. [Origin: 1600–1700 French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare to put aside, separate]COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + apartmenta small/tiny/cramped apartment It is tough bringing up a family in a cramped apartment.a large/spacious apartment His family had a spacious apartment overlooking Central Park.an empty/vacant apartment Are there any vacant apartments in your building?a one-bedroom/two-bedroom etc. apartment A tiny one-bedroom apartment was all she could afford.a studio apartment (=with just one main room, which you use for sleeping, cooking, and eating) Studio apartments can be a good option for those who want a cheap place in a good location.a first-floor/second-floor etc. apartment We had a fourth-floor apartment, and it was difficult going up and down all those stairs.a furnished apartment (=with furniture) I need to find a furnished apartment in Seattle for the month of July.an unfurnished apartment (=without furniture) She moved into an unfurnished apartment.a luxury apartment The old school has been converted into luxury apartments.a basement apartment (=below the level of the ground) He lives in a dark basement apartment.a penthouse apartment (=on the top floor of a building) She bought a penthouse apartment in Santa Monica.high-rise apartment building (=one with many floors) The high-rise apartment building overlooks the downtown area.verbshave an apartment My uncle has an apartment in Rome.live in an apartment He lived in a small apartment on the third floor.rent an apartment Tom rented an apartment at the top of the building.share an apartment I’m sharing the apartment with a group of friends.move into/out of an apartment They are moving out of the apartment at the end of the month.apartment + nounsan apartment building/house They lived in the same apartment building.an apartment complex (=a group of buildings containing apartments) The apartment complex is across from the shopping mall. |