inhabit

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈhæbɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To live in a particular place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be present in.

Examples

  • Those tribes inhabit the desert all year round.

  • What animals inhabit those islands?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To live or reside in.

More examples

In context

  • Strange thoughts inhabit my mind.

  • The Inuit inhabit the Arctic.

  • O, who would inhabit this bleak world alone?

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

These rare birds often blank the remote islands of the Pacific Ocean.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitāre (in + habitāre).