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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 | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ɪnˈhæb·ət / Add to word list. to live in a place: These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and animals. (Definition of inhabit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of inhabit. inhabit.
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.
1. : to occupy as a place of settled residence or habitat : live in. inhabit a small house. 2. : to be present in or occupy in any manner or form. the human beings who inhabit this tale Al Newman. intransitive verb. archaic : to have residence in a place : dwell. inhabitable. in-ˈha-bə-tə-bəl. adjective. inhabiter noun.
Jun 4, 2024 · verb. If a place or region is inhabited by a group of people or a species of animal, those people or animals live there. The valley is inhabited by the Dani tribe. [be VERB -ed] ...the people who inhabit these islands. [VERB noun] ...the beautifully coloured fish that inhabit the Egyptian reefs. [VERB noun]
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · inhabit (third-person singular simple present inhabits, present participle inhabiting, simple past and past participle inhabited) To live or reside in. Synonyms: bedwell; see also Thesaurus: reside
Alligators inhabit the southern river-bottoms, and there are some rattlesnakes on the uplands. A patch of blue cement suggested a swimming pool might also inhabit the estate. Several species of monkeys inhabit the forests from the Parana, to the Bolivian frontier.
Inhabit definition: to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals. See examples of INHABIT used in a sentence.
