cohabit
To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship…To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
» Two players cannot cohabit the same space.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
zusammenleben
сожи́тельствоватьsožítelʹstvovatʹ
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
(intransitive)To coexist in common environs with.
To cooperate with an opposing political party.
(archaic, intransitive)To have sex; see coition.
Examples
1 sentencesTwo players cannot cohabit the same space.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“to dwell, to live in”).From Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“to dwell, to live in”).
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Forms
cohabits, cohabiting, cohabited, cohabitedSynonyms
7 synonyms- share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple:live togethershack up
- exist together:coexist
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle