lounge

UK: /ˈlaʊndʒ/ US: /laʊndʒ/ ,(lounj)

Inflections of 'lounge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lounges

v 3rd person singular

lounging

v pres p

lounged

v past

lounged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

lounge /laʊndʒ/   v., lounged, loung•ing, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to pass time lazily or in doing nothing.
2. to rest or lie down lazily;
   lean lazily;
   loll.

n. [countable]

3. Furniture an often backless sofa having a headrest at one end.
4. a usually public room for relaxing or waiting:
   the VIP lounge at the airport.
5. a section on a train, plane, or ship for socializing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lounge  (lounj), v., lounged, loung•ing, n. 
v.i. 

1. to pass time idly and indolently.
2. to rest or recline indolently;
   loll:
   We lounged in the sun all afternoon.
3. to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner;
   saunter (usually fol. by around, along, off, etc.).

v.t. 

4. to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out):
   to lounge away the afternoon.

n. 

5. Furniture a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
6. a place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc., esp. a large public room, as in a hotel, theater, or air terminal, often with adjoining washrooms.
7. a section on a train, plane, or ship having various club or social facilities.
8. a cocktail lounge.
9. [Archaic.] the act or a period of lounging.
10. [Archaic.] a lounging gait.

• origin, originally uncertain 1500–10

loung′y, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. loaf, idle, relax, dally, potter.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lounge / laʊndʒ/ verb

1. (intr; often followed by about or around) to sit, lie, walk, or stand in a relaxed manner
2. to pass (time) lazily or idly

noun

1. a communal room in a hotel, ship, theatre, etc, used for waiting or relaxing in
2. (as modifier): lounge chair
3. a living room in a private house
4. Also called: lounge bar, saloon bar a more expensive bar in a pub or hotel
5. an expensive bar, esp in a hotel
6. a sofa or couch, esp one with a headrest and no back
7. the act or an instance of lounging

Etymology: 16th Century: origin unknown