cohabit
verb
co·hab·it
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cohabited;
cohabiting;
cohabits
Definition of cohabit
1
: to live together as or as if a married couple
They cohabited in a small apartment.
2a
: to live together or in company
buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows — Biol. Abstracts
b
: to exist together
… two strains in his philosophy … cohabit in each of his major works.— Justus Buchler So riches seemed to provoke their own discomfort, and affluence cohabited with anxiety.— Simon Schama
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Other Words from cohabit
cohabitant
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noun
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noun
cohabitation
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noun
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noun
Examples of cohabit in a Sentence
They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.
Recent Examples on the Web
Indeed, that the CDU and SPD look set to retain power in their respective states will marginally relieve the pressure on the federal government in Berlin, in which the two parties cohabit unhappily. — Dresden, The Economist, "Germany’s governing parties keep the far right at bay—just," 1 Sep. 2019 Detectives arrested Troy Wasner early Thursday on suspicion of inflicting injury on a spouse or cohabiting partner, arson and felony parole violation, police records show. — Daily Pilot, "Police arrest 57-year-old man on suspicion of arson and domestic violence," 25 July 2019 Over all, 18 million American adults are cohabiting, up from 14 million in 2007, Census Bureau data shows. — New York Times, "Dallas Church Offers Free Weddings to Couples Living Together, on One Condition," 11 July 2019 But Tobias and colleagues suspected that species that cohabit tend to be older than those that live apart. — Quanta Magazine, "Does Competition Drive Diversity of Species?," 10 Mar. 2014 Perhaps, these same effects would occur with committed cohabiting partners who stay together for decades (a rare occurrence in the United States). — Alan J. Hawkins, National Review, "What You Lose When You Diss the Public Good of Marriage," 10 July 2019 Americans are getting married later, divorcing more often, and cohabiting with partners without marrying. — Jennifer Bernstein, Vox, "Even as I question the institution of marriage and all its traditions, I find myself still wanting a ring.," 3 July 2019 As in all communities, cohabiting bacteria need ways to exchange messages. — Quanta Magazine, "Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate," 5 Sep. 2017 Beyond vetting purposes, Kaitlin informed me, cohabiting has other functions. — Karley Sciortino, Vogue, "Breathless: Is Living Together Worth the Risk?," 26 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cohabit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cohabit
cohabit
verb
English Language Learners Definition of cohabit
formal
: to live together and have a sexual relationship
See the full definition for cohabit in the English Language Learners Dictionary
cohabit
intransitive verb
co·hab·it
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Legal Definition of cohabit
: to live together as a married couple or in the manner of a married couple
Other Words from cohabit
cohabitation
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noun
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noun
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