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inhabit

/ˌɪnˈhæbət/in-HA-buht
/ˌɪnˈhæbət/in-HA-buht

Meaningto dwell in

Common meaning: to live in

Journey through time

  1. Latininhabitare‘to dwell in’source
  2. Frenchinhabitersource
  3. Middle Englishenhabitensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto dwell in → to live ininhabit‘to live in’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin inhabitare ‘to dwell in’.

Roots

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