roommate

«roommate» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who shares a bedroom with you — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a roommate, roommates)

meaning for a pupil

1) A roommate is a person who shares a bedroom with you. tree →

2) (US, Canada) A roommate is also a person who shares a flat or house with you (UK: flatmate, housemate). tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories about camps, boarding schools and college students. Phrases: «my roommate», «share with a roommate».

examples

• At camp my roommate snored all night. tree →
• She has two roommates at college. tree →
• My roommate and I share a desk. tree →
• They were roommates for three years. tree →
• Each room holds 4 roommates; how many rooms for 20 children? (5) tree →

note

One word, double m: room + mate. In the UK, people sharing a flat are usually «flatmates»; «roommates» share a room. Australia often says «housemate».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «roommate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.