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# cohabit

verb (cohabit, cohabits, cohabited, cohabiting)

«cohabit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To cohabit is to live together in the same home as a couple without being married. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#m1)
2. (formal) To cohabit can mean to live or exist together in the same place: «Many species cohabit in the rainforest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal documents and the exam voice, «cohabit» describes couples living together. In science, different animals or plants can cohabit in a habitat. In everyday talk people simply say «live together».

### Examples

- Her parents cohabited for years before they married. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x1)
- Lions and zebras cohabit on the same plains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x2)
- The form asks if you cohabit with a partner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x3)
- Different birds cohabit in the old tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x4)
- Many couples now cohabit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x5)
- The two cats cohabit peacefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday English says «live together». Spelling: co + habit, one «b». Noun «cohabitation».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cohabit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cohabit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cohabit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cohabit.html) on Mova free.