inhabit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·hab·it /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] LIVE SOMEWHEREif animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there 〔动物或人〕居住于〔某地〕 SYN live The woods are inhabited by many wild animals. 很多野生动物栖居在这片森林里。 inhabited islands 有人居住的岛屿► see thesaurus at live —inhabitable adjective RegisterInhabit is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place: inhabit主要用于正式或科学语境下。在日常英语中，人们一般用live in指某人住在某地Millions of people live in these shantytowns. 数百万人居住在这些贫民区内。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
inhabit• The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.• The site once was inhabited by the Ohlone Indians.• Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.Origin inhabit (1300-1400) Old French enhabiter, from Latin habitare; → HABITATIONin·hab·it verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
people area inhabit if or or place, Corpus they animals an
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in‧hab‧it /ɪnˈhæbət, ɪnˈhæbɪt/
verb [transitive]if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there
SYN live:
The woods are inhabited by many wild animals.
inhabited islands
—inhabitable adjective
REGISTER
Inhabit.is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place:
▪Millions of people live in these shantytowns.
▪ live to have your home somewhere: He lives with his parents. | Where do you live? | Do you like living in Tokyo? | Jo lives next to a busy road. | Judy lives in that nice house on the corner. | How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it? | In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.
▪be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live: My name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow. | The man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England. | ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’ | The winner came from Australia.
▪inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there. Used especially in written descriptions: The island is mainly inhabited by sheep. | Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
▪reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc: She now resides in the US. | Miss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn. | At that time there were many American writers residing in Paris. | Miss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address? | The government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.
▪grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager: This is the neighborhood where my father grew up. | I grew up on a farm in South Africa.
in‧hab‧it /ɪnˈhæbət, ɪnˈhæbɪt/
verb [transitive]if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there SYN live:
—inhabitable adjective
REGISTER
Inhabit.is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place:
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