inn

CEFRB1

/ɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small hotel or lodging house, often in the countryside.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A tavern.

Examples

  • Hungry and thirsty, we at last reached the inn.

  • This inn gives good service.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers.

  2. Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.

  3. A place of shelter; hence, dwelling, residence, abode.

More examples

In context

  • We inned at the signe of the Swan.

  • the Inns of Court the Inns of Chancery Serjeants’ Inns

  • Leicester Inn

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English in, inn, from Old English inn (“a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”); akin to Icelandic inni (“a dwelling place, home, abode”), Faroese inni (“home”).