house
To keep within a structure or containerTo keep within a structure or container.
» Please wait outside of the house.
Зачекай надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
Зачекайте надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
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10 senses(transitive)To keep within a structure or container.
The car is housed in the garage.
вмеща́тьvmeščátʹ
(transitive)To admit to residence; to harbor.
unterbringen, beherbergen
помеща́тьpomeščátʹ, сели́тьselítʹ
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
(transitive)To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
(transitive)To contain or cover mechanical parts.
contain or cover
(transitive)To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.
The joists were housed into the side walls, rather than being hung from them.
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
to house the upper spars
(Canada, US, slang, transitive)To eat; especially, to scarf down.
(obsolete)To drive to a shelter.
(obsolete)To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
Examples
14876 sentencesPlease wait outside of the house.
Зачекай надворі, будь ласка. — deniko
Which house did you live in?
У якому будинку ти жив? — deniko
ruВ каком доме ты жила? — afyodor
deIn welchem Haus hast du gewohnt? — Dejo
The house is made of stone.
Будинок побудований з каменю. — quez
ruДом построен из камня. — odexed
deDas Haus ist aus Stein gebaut. — mayabe
The house was destroyed by fire.
Будинок був зруйнований вогнем. — uaspeaker
ruДом был разрушен огнём. — katjka
deDas Haus wurde durch Feuer zerstört. — Grim_fandango
This house has a solid foundation.
Цей будинок має міцний фундамент. — ChickenKiev
ruУ этого дома прочный фундамент. — sharptoothed
deDieses Haus steht auf festem Grund. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English housen, from Old English hūsian, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną (“to housFrom Middle English housen, from Old English hūsian, from Proto-Germanic *hūsōną (“to house, live, dwell”), from the noun (see above). Compare Dutch huizen (“to live, dwell, reside”), German Low German husen (“to live, dwell, reside”), German hausen (“to live, dwell, reside”), Norwegian Nynorsk husa (“to house”), Faroese húsa (“to house”), Icelandic húsa (“to shelter, house”).
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Forms
houses, housing, housed, housedSynonyms
8 synonyms- provide someone with accommodation:put updomiciliate
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Home and furniture — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- buy a house
- in the house
- house on park
- sell his house
- a house in
- my house is
- clean the house
- leave the house
- new house
- have a house
- a new house
- of the house