tenant
To hold as, or be, a tenantTo hold as, or be, a tenant.
» Tom is looking for a new tenant.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo hold as, or be, a tenant.
mieten
арендова́тьarendovátʹ, снима́тьsnimátʹ
occupy as a tenant
(transitive)To inhabit.
Examples
53 sentencesTom is looking for a new tenant.
The previous tenants left the place in a mess.
Tom Jackson was the previous tenant.
Dan was known to evict tenants.
Are you a tenant or homeowner?
ruВы арендатор или собственник? — marafon
deSind Sie Mieter oder Eigentümer? — brauchinet
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present partFrom Middle English tenaunt, from Anglo-Norman tenaunt and Old French tenant, present participle of tenir (“to hold”), from Latin tenēre (“hold, keep”).
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Forms
tenants, tenanting, tenanted, tenantedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.