cohabit

IPA/kəʊˈhæbɪt/
KK[kohˈæbɪt]IPA/kəʊˈhæbɪt/

cohabit — verb

  • cohabitpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • cohabitshe / she / it
  • cohabitedpast simple
  • cohabiting-ing form

1. for two people in a romantic relationship to share one home as a couple, especia

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

for two people in a romantic relationship to share one home as a couple, especially without getting married

例句

After graduation, Mira and Ramón chose to cohabit in Taichung before planning a wedding.

cohabit before marriage

The lease allows only married tenants, so the couple cannot cohabit there legally.

formal or legal context for cohabit

同義詞
反義詞
  • live apart

    describes partners who keep separate homes

  • split up

    focuses on ending the relationship rather than sharing a home

文法句型

two people cohabit

cohabit with + partner

cohabit before marriage

用法筆記

Common in legal, housing, and social-policy writing when a couple's marital status matters. In everyday conversation, people more often say live together.

常見錯誤

❌Two software systems cohabit in the same office.
✅Two software systems coexist in the same office.
💡cohabit is used for romantic partners sharing a home, not for systems or companies.
❌Nila cohabits her boyfriend in Taoyuan.
✅Nila cohabits with her boyfriend in Taoyuan.' / ✅ 'Nila and her boyfriend cohabit in Taoyuan.
💡cohabit is intransitive, so the partner is not a direct object.