standing room

stand·ing room

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stan-ding room, roo m]
- /ˈstæn dɪŋ rum, rʊm/
- /ˈstæn.dɪŋ ruːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stan-ding room, roo m]
- /ˈstæn dɪŋ rum, rʊm/

Definitions of standing room words

noun standing room space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like. 1
noun standing room accommodation for standing. 1
noun standing room space to stand 1
uncountable noun standing room Standing room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied. 0
noun standing room space only for people to stand, esp because all of the seats are full 0
noun standing room room in which to stand, esp. when there are no vacant seats, as in a theater 0

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Origin of standing room

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Standing room

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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standing room popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

standing room usage trend in Literature

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