to camp
220
1.0
- verb
- /kæmp/
:
acampar
- We decided to camp in the woods this weekend to enjoy nature.
- go camping
- camp for the night
- place to camp
But the whole time we were camping, people thought that he was dead.
- But the whole time we were camping, people thought that he was dead.
- OK, so tonight there's really no good place for us to camp, unfortunately.
- But by and large, they'll stay and camp even during South Dakota winters.
- And Ray Mears didn't camp in the tent because of the fucking bears.
- And yeah, I'm going to see if I can camp the night there and watch the fight tomorrow.
- And then so we're like, you know what, I can, I can still camp in this thing for tonight.
- He said a man might hardly sail there if he camped at night and at a fair wind each day.
- Some people go camp at these campgrounds for a year.
Examples
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Thousands of Manchester United fans have invaded Barcelona, and some are already camped outside the stadium, waiting for kickoff.
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We spent every summer at a lake and camped all across the United States.
Academic text (2001) -
No, we're gonna drive so we can camp, remember?
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He'll camp out in our living room.
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And yeah, I'm going to see if I can camp the night there and watch the fight tomorrow.
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Brought my friends with me, we're gonna go camping this weekend.
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OK, so tonight there's really no good place for us to camp, unfortunately.
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My parents are camping in a trailer in the middle of the desert right now.
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After a long while, they camped, making a dinner of cold meat pie and boiled leeks.
Fiction book (1991) -
Several families of Kiowa-Apache and Arapaho, who were camped with the Cheyenne, joined in the celebrating.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
51
1.0
To sleep outdoors in a tent for fun
48
2.4
To sleep outdoors for a short time, often in a tent
5
2.9
To put up a tent for camping
5
7.6
To set up tents or temporary shelters and live there for a time
3
2.8
To sleep or stay in a small portable shelter outside
1
9.5
To stay for a short time in a simple camp outdoors, often without tents
1
9.9
To sleep outdoors in a simple shelter
To live for a short time in a tent or simple shelter
Make a small outdoor shelter to sleep in
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
60
3.5
A place that gives temporary shelter and help to people forced to leave their country because of war
- Offensive
49
5.6
A place where many people are imprisoned without trial in harsh, crowded conditions
42
3.4
A place at the start of a trip for climbing or hiking where people rest and keep supplies
- NSFW
16
8.4
A prison camp where people are kept and killed, often used by Nazi Germany in World War II
10
7.6
A place where people are held under guard during war or for political reasons
8
2.5
A place where children spend the day doing activities with adults and go home at night
- Offensive
3
6.8
A place or situation where people are kept under very harsh, crowded, and controlled conditions
- Formal
3
9.6
A military officer who helps a senior officer with personal and official duties
2
3.2
A place where refugees or migrants are kept temporarily while officials decide if they can enter the country
- Offensive
2
9.9
A place where a government holds people and forces them to change their beliefs
- Archaic
1
7.0
A religious gathering that takes place outdoors or in tents for several days
1
6.2
A place where young people who broke the law stay temporarily under court care
- Archaic
1
9.1
A place where homeless people live temporarily, often in tents or simple shelters
- US
1
4.2
A place where people rent spaces for homes on wheels with water and electricity
A place like a prison in northwest Germany where Nazis held and killed many Jewish people during World War II
A camp in central Germany run by the Nazis where many people are imprisoned and killed during World War II
A short, intensive course that teaches programming skills to prepare people for tech jobs
A Nazi camp near Munich where the government locked up and killed Jews and other people during the Holocaust
A camp in southwest Poland where Nazis killed many people, mostly Jewish people, during World War II
- Offensive
A place where people are kept by the government and forced to change their beliefs or behavior
A program where people receive therapy to regain strength and movement after injury or illness
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb camp (to stay in a tent) comes from the noun camp and the Latin campus 'field', so to camp is to live temporarily outdoors in tents or simple shelters.