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cohabit Definition

co·habit (kō habit)

intransitive verb

  1. to live together as husband and wife, esp. when not legally married
  2. to live or exist together; share the same place

Etymology: LL(Ec) cohabitare < L co-, together + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see habit

cohabit Related Forms
co·hab′i·ta·tion noun
cohabit Synonyms

cohabit

v.

live together, stay together, room together, share an address, take up housekeeping, have relations with someone, live as man and wife, live illegally with, live without benefit of matrimony, live without benefit of clergy, be roommates, shack up with*, play house*, live in sin*; see also live with.

cohabit Usage Examples

Object

  • couple: The number of cohabiting couples is expected to double by 2021.
  • partner: However, a cohabiting partner can be liable for debts relating to council tax or a social fund loan.
  • father: Married fathers are more likely than cohabiting fathers to support their children.
  • household: Note that in standard output, same-sex couple households will be grouped with cohabiting couple households.
  • relationship: The average life of a cohabiting relationship is just over 2 years compared with more than nine years for marriage.
  • mind: This approach allows many unexpected characteristics of the cohabiting mind to be elaborated.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: Sixteen per cent of couples with dependent children now cohabit rather than marry.
  • together: The scored lines, random marks and muted palette help to " create a tension where drawing and form cohabit together " .
  • then: If you are cohabiting then your partner will not be left your estate under the intestacy rules.
  • now: Sixteen per cent of couples with dependent children now cohabit rather than marry.
  • never: This section extends the availability of non-molestation orders to those in domestic relationships who have never cohabited or have never been married.
  • already: In reply to your letter, I have already cohabited with your officer with no results so far.

Preposition: before

  • marriage: And those who cohabit before marriage are 60 per cent more likely to have divorced after eight years of marriage.

Present participle complement

  • follow: A. There's no requirement within the Act to cohabit following registration of a CP.

Preposition: with

  • man: She had been cohabiting with a man named James GREGORY, who was now in custody on another charge.
  • woman: He was a married man, but was living apart from his wife, and was cohabiting with a woman in George-street, Hyde.
  • program: It wasnât always clear how it could cohabit with the international student program; and in 1980-1981 the Fellowship had times of turbulent disagreement.
  • rodent: I'm unaware of his affinity, if any, for men who cohabit with oversize rodents.

Preposition: for

  • year: Annabel and Belinda have cohabited for 10 years in Annabel's four bedroom detached house.

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