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- Dictionaryinhabit/ɪnˈhabɪt/
verb
- 1. (of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment): "a bird that inhabits North America"
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inhabit. verb [ Toften passive ] uk/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/us/ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/ Add to word listAdd to word list. C2. to live in a place: These remote islands are inhabited only by birds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Living or sleeping somewhere. abide. co-residential. domiciled. dwell. inhospitably. live in sinidiom. live out. lodge. non-residency.
adjective. inhabiter noun. Examples of inhabit in a Sentence. Several hundred species of birds inhabit the island. This part of the country is inhabited by native tribes. There is a romantic quality that inhabits all her paintings. The novel is inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters.
The verb inhabit comes from the Old French enhabiter, meaning “dwell in.” You can inhabit an actual place, like a home, a cave, or a neighborhood. You can also inhabit an imaginary world, like those who choose to inhabit cyberspace with a made-up persona, telling about experiences that are nothing like the person's real life.
Inhabit definition: to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals. See examples of INHABIT used in a sentence.
to live in a place: These remote islands are inhabited only by birds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Living or sleeping somewhere. abide. co-residential. domiciled. dwell. inhospitably. live in sin idiom. live out. lodge. non-residency. populate. repopulate. repopulation. residence. residency. settle. slum. tenancy. See more results »
Definition of inhabit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To live or reside in: Dinosaurs inhabited the earth millions of years ago. 2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic. v.intr. Archaic. To dwell.
