Prom Meaning
/pɹɑm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA promenade concert.
nounA promenade.
Sentence Examples
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
I went stag to the prom.
She danced with him at the high school prom.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every year, the high school seniors attend a formal dance called the ____ in the spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent weeks choosing the perfect dress for the school ____ at the end of the academic year.
Word Origin & History
Clipping of promenade.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Brody (Damian Lewis): Will you go to the prom with me? / Carrie: Do I get a corsage?"
— 2011, “The Weekend” (32:42 from the start), in Homeland, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes):
": If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school
: at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom.
: Whatta stud.
Stud indeed. I'm glad to be married to a man of such talent and experience -- though so far as I know, his experiences do not include promming with cheerleaders."
— 1993 December 13, Karen Lofstrom, “Announcement”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025:
"> > my prom is in about 3 weeks, which isn't much in prom time. […]
but his boss treats him like shit, which really makes the money not worth it. regardless of promming or not promming, tom should really start looking for another job."
— 1999 May 12, Aimee Lortskell, “-I-have no prom date!”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025:
"However once I'd had the chance to actually start attending proms I realised the BBC were doing a decent job or letting you hear what it was like in the hall! If anything, they were giving a clearer result than you could get when promming. :-)"
— 2003 February 7, Jim Lesurf, “Whatever happened to graphic equalizers?”, in uk.rec.audio (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every year, the high school seniors attend a formal dance called the ____ in the spring.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She spent weeks choosing the perfect dress for the school ____ at the end of the academic year.