cohabit

English

Etymology

Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“I dwell, I live in”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æbɪt

Verb

cohabit (third-person singular simple present cohabits, present participle cohabiting, simple past and past participle cohabited)

1. (intransitive) To reside with another as if married or as a married couple.
2. (intransitive) To coexist in common environs with.
3. (intransitive, archaic) To engage in sexual intercourse; see coition.

Translations

to reside with another as if married or as a married couple

• Bulgarian: съжителствувам (bg) (sǎžítelstvuvam) 
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 同居 (cmn) (tóngjū), 姘居 (cmn) (pīnjū) (in an illicit manner)

• French: cohabiter (fr)

• German: zusammenleben (de)
• Japanese: 同棲する (ja) (どうせいする, dōsei suru)
• Russian: сожительствовать (ru) (sožítelʹstvovatʹ) 

Synonyms

• cohabitate

Related terms

• cohabitation