Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To live or reside in.

    The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

    bewohnen

    населя́тьnaseljátʹ, житьžitʹ, прожива́тьproživátʹ

    be an inhabitant of or reside in

  2. (transitive)To be present in.

    Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

    наполня́тьnapolnjátʹ, напо́лнитьnapólnitʹ, занима́тьzanimátʹ

    be present in

Examples

58 sentences
  1. The region has never been inhabited by people.

    deDie Gegend ist nie besiedelt gewesen. — Tamy

  2. Most of the islands in this area are inhabited.

    ruБольшая часть островов в этом регионе обитаема. — marafon

  3. The island was inhabited by a fishing people.

    Острів був населений рибалками. — deniko

    ruОстров был населён рыбаками. — odexed

    deDie Insel war von Fischern bewohnt. — Tamy

  4. This village is inhabited mainly by woodcutters and hunters.

    У цьому селі живуть переважно лісоруби та мисливці. — Ahha

    ruЭта деревня населена преимущественно дровосеками и охотниками. — odexed

  5. The cat is a wild animal that inhabits the homes of humans.

    Кіт — це дика тварина, що мешкає людських будинках. — deniko

    ruКошка — это дикое животное, населяющее человеческие жилища. — Wezel

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to live or reside in some place:
to be present in some place:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to live or reside in some place:

Origin

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre (in + habitāre).

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre (in + habitāre).

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Forms

inhabits, inhabiting, inhabited, inhabited
Base forminhabit · to inhabit
3rd person singularinhabits
Present participleinhabiting
Past simpleinhabited
Past participleinhabited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyinhabit
he, she, itinhabits

Past simpleLesson

all personsinhabited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave inhabited
he, she, ithas inhabited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill inhabit

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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