noun · neutral
apartment
UK/əˈpɑːtmənt/US/əˈpɑːrtmənt/a·PART·ment
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building
Examples
“I live in a small apartment near the university.”
“They rented an apartment above the shop.”
“Finding an affordable apartment in the city is hard.”
Band 8 sentence
“In major cities young professionals often choose compact apartments close to work to minimise commuting time.”
Collocations
- rent an apartment
- spacious apartment
- studio apartment
Word family
apartment building nounapartment-hunter noun
Common mistakes
I live in a house in the city centre.→I live in an apartment in the city centre.
I have a big apartmentment.→I have a big apartment.
Say it for a higher band
5house→6room→7+apartment
Synonyms
flat
Easily confused
flat
“She lives in a small flat on the second floor.”
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