What does roomed mean?
“Roomed” is chiefly the past tense and past participle of the verb “room.” In that role, it means that someone or something has been provided with accommodation, often in a home, hotel, boarding house, or other shared space: “The inn roomed the travelling musicians for the night.” The form can also mean that people share a room or residence. It appears frequently in the phrasal constructions “roomed in” and “roomed with,” as in “the students roomed with a local family.” More rarely, “roomed” functions as an adjective meaning “having rooms,” especially in constructions such as “a five-roomed apartment.” The word is formal but ordinary, and it appears in both British and American English. It is useful because it describes not simply the act of lodging someone, but also the resulting arrangement of accommodation or shared living space.
Past tense and past participle of “room,” meaning to provide accommodation for someone or to share living space.
"The host family roomed the exchange students for a month."
Common in the expressions “roomed in” and “roomed with.”
Having rooms; used especially in describing a house, building, or apartment by its number of rooms.
"They bought a five-roomed house near the school."
This use is less common than the verbal use and is mainly found in British English.
The past-tense form “roomed” can sound like an adjective, especially in phrases such as “a roomed house,” where it describes a building that contains rooms.
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Etymology of roomed
“Roomed” is an English past-tense and participial formation from the verb “room.” The base word “room” entered Middle English through Anglo-Norman and Old French, ultimately drawing on Latin vocabulary connected with a chamber or enclosed space. “Roomy” and “roomful” were later formed within English from the same root, while “rooming” preserves the gerund form of the modern verb.
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How roomed is actually used
As a verb form, “roomed” is especially common in the constructions “roomed in” and “roomed with.” As an adjective, “roomed” is relatively uncommon and usually means having rooms, as in “a three-roomed house.”