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inhabit

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪnˈhæbət// UK //ɪnhˈæbɪt// in·hab·it

v. to live in a specific place. It is often used to talk about animals or groups of people living in a certain area.

v. to live in or occupy a place or environment. Transitive; requires a direct object representing the location.


SIMPLE

Many different species of birds inhabit these islands.

CONTEXTUAL

The indigenous tribes that inhabit the remote regions of the rainforest have developed unique survival skills over centuries.

COMPLEX

While humans inhabit almost every corner of the globe, the harshest desert environments remain home only to those specifically adapted to extreme aridity.

Synonyms
Origin

From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare).

Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object without a preposition.

Pitfall

They inhabit in the cityThey inhabit the cityInhabit is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'in'.

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