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