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Cohabit | Cohabitation | Cohabiting | Cohabitating | Cohabited | Cohabitate | Cohabitants | Cohabitant | Cohabits

Cohabit meaning

  1. To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
  2. To coexist in common environs with.
  3. To have sex; see coition.

Synonyms of Cohabit

shack up dwell live inhabit

Related words

Other words often associated with Cohabit or its synonyms:

consist survive worry dead recorded belong unrecorded lively living brood exist active

Using Cohabit

  • The main meaning on this page is: To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married. | To coexist in common environs with. | To have sex; see coition.
  • Useful related words include: shack up, dwell, live, inhabit.
  • In the example corpus, cohabit often appears in combinations such as: to cohabit, cohabit with.

Context around Cohabit

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

together 1×

Sentence patterns with Cohabit

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

choosing to cohabit rather than 1× chose to cohabit with the 1× continues to cohabit with her 1× decision to cohabit 1× enough to cohabit with her 1× may never cohabit with him 1× residence to cohabit with men 1× school and cohabit with him 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however andre michel 1× poverty was often 1× several of george 1× she however may 1× since the late 1× the games star 1×

Common sentence endings:

at his house 1× cohabit with men 1× decision to cohabit 1× describes as corrupt 1× duties until then 1× paying the midwife 1×

Words around Cohabit

Just before it in the word index:

cohaagen 9 coh 3 cogwheel 6 cogta 20 cogswell 13 cogs 46

Just after it in the word index:

cohabitant 2 cohabitants 3 cohabitate 5 cohabitating 11 cohabitation 63 cohabited 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Cohabit

  • In this selection, "cohabit" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, together stand out and add context to how "cohabit" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include choosing to cohabit rather than and chose to cohabit with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cohabit" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cohabit

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Poverty was often the main factor in decision to cohabit. (10 words)

He is said to have convinced the schoolgirl to abandon school and cohabit with him at his house. (18 words)

Trouble was said to have started after the woman chided her daughter for leaving their residence to cohabit with men. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

However, Andre Michel, spokesman for the Consensual Alternative, and one of the most hostile figures to the head of State Jovenel Moïse, insisted on his social networks that they will not cohabit with a president he describes as corrupt. (39 words)

Since the late twentieth century, major social changes in Western countries have led to changes in the demographics of marriage, with the age of first marriage increasing, fewer people marrying, and more couples choosing to cohabit rather than marry. (39 words)

This time, her in-laws suggested that she should remain with her parents until she was old enough to cohabit with her husband, and that she should be properly trained in domestic duties until then. (35 words)

Example sentences (11)

The Games star and BBC documentary maker has reflected on their unusual living situation as she continues to cohabit with her ex.

The leopards will be put up for public display at different times until they become suitable to cohabit together, she added.

Trouble was said to have started after the woman chided her daughter for leaving their residence to cohabit with men.

However, Andre Michel, spokesman for the Consensual Alternative, and one of the most hostile figures to the head of State Jovenel Moïse, insisted on his social networks that they will not cohabit with a president he describes as corrupt.

He is said to have convinced the schoolgirl to abandon school and cohabit with him at his house.

Poverty was often the main factor in decision to cohabit.

Several of George III's sons, including William, chose to cohabit with the women they loved, rather than seek a wife.

She, however, may never cohabit with him, taking multiple lovers instead; these men must acknowledge the paternity of their children (and hence demonstrate that no caste prohibitions have been breeched) by paying the midwife.

Since the late twentieth century, major social changes in Western countries have led to changes in the demographics of marriage, with the age of first marriage increasing, fewer people marrying, and more couples choosing to cohabit rather than marry.

This time, her in-laws suggested that she should remain with her parents until she was old enough to cohabit with her husband, and that she should be properly trained in domestic duties until then.

To "cohabit", in a broad sense, means to "coexist". citation The origin of the term comes from the mid 16th century, from the Latin cohabitare, from co- 'together' + habitare 'dwell'.

Common combinations with cohabit

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cohabit" in a sentence?
An example: "The Games star and BBC documentary maker has reflected on their unusual living situation as she continues to cohabit with her ex." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cohabit" from authentic English texts.
What does "cohabit" mean?
Cohabit means: To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
What are synonyms of "cohabit"?
Common synonyms of "cohabit" include: shack up, dwell, live, inhabit.
How many example sentences with "cohabit" are there?
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