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FLOR/flɔː/

You walk on the floor of a room. Sit on the floor. Floor also means a level in a building: the ground floor (street level in Britain), then the first floor above it. American first floor is often the British ground floor — a useful mix-up to learn.

Meaning

The surface you walk on in a room, or a level of a building.

Examples

• “Don’t sit on the floor.”
• “The keys are on the floor.”
• “Our flat is on the second floor.”

Good to know

on the floor. British: ground floor = street level; first floor = one up.

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