1 B2 informal
To share a sleeping area or bedroom with one or more other people, typically due to limited space.
"On the school trip, the boys had to bunk together four to a room."
inseparable
bunk together
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
To share a sleeping space or room with one or more other people.
In plain English
To sleep in the same room or share beds with someone else.
What does "bunk together" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To share bunk beds together.
Actually means
To sleep in the same room or share beds with someone else.
Usage tip
Common in dormitory, military, camp, or travel contexts. Implies a shared and equal arrangement rather than one person intruding on another's space.
Words that pair with "bunk together"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
roommates soldiers campers siblings bunkmates travellers
How to conjugate "bunk together"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
bunk together
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bunks together
he/she/it
Past simple
bunked together
yesterday
Past participle
bunked together
have + pp
-ing form
bunking together
continuous
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