tavern

CEFRB1

/ˈtævən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.

Examples

  • He would often go to that tavern.

  • I was given a hard time by a strange guy at the tavern.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. New Inn Hall, Oxford, one of the earliest medieval halls of the University of Oxford.

  2. A restaurant or bar.

More examples

In context

  • Saddled horses waited for us in front of the tavern.

  • Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky / I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, / "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup / Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."

  • At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.