tenants
tenants — noun
- tenantssingular
- tenantsesplural
1. Anyone who pays rent — a regular amount of money — to a landlord or property own
Anyone who pays rent — a regular amount of money — to a landlord or property owner in exchange for the right to live in a house, use a building, or work on land.
Rodrigo signed a two-year lease to become a tenant of the third-floor flat.
collocation: sign a lease
Before signing the contract, every new tenant should check what the rent covers.
new tenant + check what rent covers
The landlord fixed the broken window after the tenant in flat 4B complained twice.
There is a building rule that says no tenant can keep a pet without permission.
Aylin has been a tenant there for eight years and never missed a payment.
- landlord
the person who owns the property and receives the rent
文法句型
tenant + of + building
tenant + in/at + place
2. A person who lives in or uses a particular place as their home or base, without
A person who lives in or uses a particular place as their home or base, without the meaning of paying rent being the central idea; simply someone who occupies a space.
The previous tenant of this office was a dentist who left all his old chairs.
previous tenant + of + place
Lea was the only tenant of the hospital room after her roommate went home.
tenant of a hospital room — not a rental
The current tenant inherited the cottage from his parents and lives there alone.
As the sole tenant of the farmhouse, Justin keeps the garden in good shape.
Dewi lives in her uncle's building as a tenant but does not pay any rent.
文法句型
tenant + of + place
tenant + in + place
用法筆記
This sense focuses on someone simply living in or using a place — they could be the owner, a family member staying for free, or a person occupying a non-residential space like a hospital room. If you specifically mean someone who pays rent, use the first sense instead.
常見錯誤
tenants — verb
- tenantspresent simple I / you / we / they
- tenantses3rd person singular
- tenantsing-ing form
- tenantsedpast simple
1. To occupy or use a house, building, or piece of land by arrangement with the own
To occupy or use a house, building, or piece of land by arrangement with the owner, typically in exchange for paying rent.
The top two floors are tenanted by a law firm with fifty lawyers.
passive: be tenanted by [organisation]
This old warehouse was tenanted by artists who turned it into a gallery.
A busy cafe tenants the ground floor of the new office building.
The corner shop has been tenanted by the Lakan family for three generations now.
The building on Park Road stood empty for years before it was tenanted.
- vacate
to leave a property empty
文法句型
be tenanted by + person/group
tenant + building
用法筆記
This verb is far less common than the noun. It is most natural in the passive construction 'be tenanted by', especially in British English. The active voice (e.g. 'a company tenants the building') exists but sounds quite formal.