cohabit

«cohabit» in Mova's school dictionary: to live together in the same home as a couple without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (cohabit, cohabits, cohabited, cohabiting)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To cohabit is to live together in the same home as a couple without being married. tree →

2) (formal) To cohabit can mean to live or exist together in the same place: «Many species cohabit in the rainforest». tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal documents and the exam voice, «cohabit» describes couples living together. In science, different animals or plants can cohabit in a habitat. In everyday talk people simply say «live together».

examples

• Her parents cohabited for years before they married. tree →
• Lions and zebras cohabit on the same plains. tree →
• The form asks if you cohabit with a partner. tree →
• Different birds cohabit in the old tree. tree →
• Many couples now cohabit. tree →
• The two cats cohabit peacefully. tree →

note

Formal; everyday English says «live together». Spelling: co + habit, one «b». Noun «cohabitation».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cohabit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.