inhabit
pronunciation
How to pronounce inhabit in British English:
UK [ɪnˈhæbɪt]
How to pronounce inhabit in American English:
US [ɪnˈhæbɪt]
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- Verb:
- make one's home or live in
- be present in; be inside of
Word Origin
- inhabit
- inhabit: see habit
- inhabit (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French enhabiter "dwell in" (12c.), from Latin inhabitare "to dwell in," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + habitare "to dwell," frequentative of habere "hold, have" (see habit (n.)). Related: Inhabited; inhabiting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. In the world we actually inhabit , however , every silver lining comes with a cloud .
- 2. What do you do when you realize the larger body you inhabit has gotten off track ?
- 3. None of us is immune to the heartaches and sorrows that inhabit this misbegotten world .
- 4. Currently , 4.2 million people inhabit this coastal city , and surat is set to add 5 percent more each year .
- 5. The past few years have shown that having good relations with the 100 trillion bacteria which inhabit the gut is essential to human health .