cohabit
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cohabit
- /koʊˈhæbɪt/
Rhymes with -æbɪt
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From Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“to dwell, to live in”).
verb cohabits · cohabiting · cohabited
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To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
Similar: cohabitate
- To coexist in common environs with.
- To have sex; see coition.
- To cooperate with an opposing political party. An outright far-right victory in the two-round poll, which commences on 30 June, could render Macron a lame duck, doomed to “cohabit” with an overtly xenophobic, Islamophobic, authoritarian and illiberal government led, prospectively, by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s young protege
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verb live together as if married
| Español | convivir, cohabitar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 同棲する dōsei suru |
| 中文 | 同居 tóngjū, 姘居 pīnjū |
| हिन्दी | सहवास sahvās |
| Français | cohabiter |
| Deutsch | zusammenleben |
| Русский | сожи́тельствовать sožítelʹstvovatʹ |
Talk about this word "cohabit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cohabit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cohabit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cohabit "cohabit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cohabit.Cite this
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title = {cohabit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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