Definition of "room"

Thou lorde whiche knowest the hertes of all men, shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two, that the one maye take the roume of this ministracion, and apostleshippe from the which Judas by transgression fell, that he myght goo to his awne place.

1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], Acts ]

Nor shalt thou give me room to doubt whether it be necessity or love, that inspires this condescending impulse.

1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […]

He explains they have enough room to stand and lie down, points out the "little cup to brush our teeth", and the place where they pray.

2010 August 27, Jonathan Franklin, The Guardian

If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will give it for the best room in a playhouse.

1614, Thomas Overbury, Characters

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Luke 14:8

There was no prince in the empire who had room for such an alliance.

1716 March 13 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, “The Free-holder: No. 21. Friday, March 2. ”, in The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; […], volume IV, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], published 1721

There are major disagreements within the Coalition and politicians always want to retain room for manoeuvre.

2010 September 12, Roger Bootle, The Telegraph

For this purpose I have shown that no acquisitions of guilt can compensate the loss of that solid inward comfort of mind, which is the sure companion of innocence and virtue; nor can in the least balance the evil of that horror and anxiety which, in their room, guilt introduces into our bosoms.

1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

A ram was accepted as a vicarious sacrifice in room of the royal victim.

1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, 2nd edition, volume 2, page 37

Miss Bingley made no answer, and soon afterwards she got up and walked about the room.

1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […]

He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.

1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company

She was so mad she wouldn't speak to me for quite a spell, but at last I coaxed her into going up to Miss Emmeline's room and fetching down a tintype of the missing Deacon man.

1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 6, in Mr. Pratt's Patients

‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’

1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess‎

Here in the room we are as one / Together you and me, together you and me / Hours connect / As we switch on

2000, “My Internet Girl”, performed by Aaron Carter

When ſhee that rules in Rhamnis golden gates, […] Shall make me ſolely Emperour of Aſia,Then ſhall your meeds and vallours be aduaunſtTo roomes of honour and Nobilitie.

c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, Act II, scene iii

Let Bianca take her sister's room.

c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act III, scene ii]

When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Matthew 2:22

Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven.

1848, William Tyndale, edited by Henry Walter, Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

“I understand you need some furniture and can’t get no credit.” I liked to fell over. He say, “I’ll give you all the credit you want, but you got to pay the interest on it.” I told him, “Give me three rooms worth and charge whatever you want.”

1985, August Wilson, Fences

Even without looking up, I knew right away who it was. It was Robert Ackley, this guy that roomed right next to me.

1951, J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Little, Brown and Company, page 25

But, then, running into the guy who rooms across the hall from me—in the Paris Metro?

1971 June 13, Paul Goldberger, “On the Champs — Elysees: ‘Hey, Aren't You the Girl Who Sits Across From Me in Abnormal Psych?’”, in The New York Times‎

[…] convinced (with no scientific evidence) that they would contract the dread disease by breathing the same air in which the patient was roomed, by touching the patient or even by changing the sheets of a patient's bed.

1988, Arthur Frederick Ide, AIDS hysteria, page 12