inn
- noun
- /ɪn/
- There's an inn, the Bedford House, near Bedford village.
- room at the inn
- a hotel or inn
- meet at an inn
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Watch on YouTubeI'm in the Congress Inn on Dickerson Rd.
- I'm in the Congress Inn on Dickerson Rd.
- Oh, I'm staying at a Hampton Inn in Norfolk, VA.
- Our competitors today are Hilton, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Ramada and Walmart.
- I stayed at Millie's Inn, Millie's Marina Inn in Phuket, on the beach there.
- A roadside inn in autumn and anvil clanging.
- He was stabbed in the eye in a, in a, in an inn in Deptford.
- And he would run a comedy club out of this hotel, the Southampton Inn, in the summers.
- And I get to the parking lot of the Holiday Inn.
- I walked into, I think it was like the Waverly Inn.
- Seriously, that guy couldn't even get into an inn.
- So for Disney World, we stayed in the Holiday Inn.
- IDKN then on my way back from this interaction I get lost inside this inn for so long.
Examples
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He poured olive oil and wine over him, set him on his own beast, and took him to an inn where he cared for him.
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So today we had our breakfast there in the dining hall of the Inn at Harvard.
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No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
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Their plan was to post up at Dragon Inn, spend the night, and continue north.
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Likely that meant a good inn as well and a decent supper.
Fiction book (1991) -
Let me lead you to our humble inn, Your Majesty!
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Thank you for staying at the New Darwin Inn.
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- There's the Flying Duck Inn up the road.
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She'll stay at the Boar's Head Inn tonight and come out early tomorrow.
Fiction book (1990) -
We agreed to meet him at an inn in a remote valley in California.
Synonyms
A building where people pay to stay and get meals and other services
A small hotel by the road that has parking outside each room
A small house near nature where travelers stay temporarily
A cheap place for travelers or students to sleep, often with shared rooms and facilities
A small home where you stay overnight and have breakfast
Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time
A place like a hotel that offers rooms for travelers to stay overnight
A small hotel in the countryside that offers food and rooms to travelers
A house that rents rooms to people for short or long stays
A small hotel or inn with a French style that offers rooms to guests
A building that offers rooms for people to stay for a short time
An inn with a large open yard that shelters travellers and animals
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Etymology
The word inn comes from Old English inn, which meant 'room' or 'place to stay'. Long ago, these places gave food and a bed to travelers, so an inn today is a small hotel that often offers both rooms and meals.