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cohabit
[ koh-hab-it ]
verb (used without object)
- to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
- to live together in an intimate relationship.
- to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of animals.
cohabit
/ əʊˈæɪ /
verb
- intr to live together as husband and wife, esp without being married
Derived Forms
- ˌdzˈٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·i·Գ ·i· noun
- ·i·ٲtDz noun
- non·i·ٲtDz noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cohabit1
Example Sentences
Had I not just cohabited with “Ulysses” for the last month, I no doubt would have spent the intermission reading chapter summaries on my phone to get a deeper understanding of the story.
Data show “nontraditional” families — those made up of single parents, single adults, cohabiting couples and stepfamilies — now outnumber “traditional” nuclear families in the United States.
He testified that the couple had been married for 20 years and were cohabiting “under the same roof” but were living separate lives then and dating other people.
Last year, UK law changed to afford cohabiting couples the same right.
"It almost felt like a pressure to go back into cohabiting after having had my own space. That almost felt like stepping into something new and unknown again."
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