Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cohabit

/koʊˈhæbɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: co-hab-it
IPA: /koʊˈhæbɪt/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.

Intransitive verb

verb

To coexist in common environs with.

Intransitive verb

verb

To have sex; see coition.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To cooperate with an opposing political party.

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

cohabits (present, singular) cohabiting (participle, present) cohabited (participle, past) cohabited (past)

Derived Forms

cohabitee cohabitor noncohabiting

Frequently Paired Words

cohabitation

Synonyms

cohabitate fornicate have sex make love coexist live together shack up

Rhymes With

babbitt babbit rabbitt abbitt habit rabbit inhabit wabbit rabbet cabbit

Questions

How do you pronounce cohabit?: The recorded pronunciation is /koʊˈhæbɪt/.
What does cohabit mean?: To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
Where does cohabit come from?: From Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“to dwell, to live in”).

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