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UK
/ɪnhˈæbɪt/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈhæbət/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈhæbət/ ]
VERB
-
exist or be situated within
Strange notions inhabited her mind -
be an inhabitant of or reside in
deer are populating the woods
this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
People lived in Africa millions of years ago
The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted -
be present in
sweet memories inhabit this house
How To Use inhabit In A Sentence
- Imagine an anthropologist visiting a remote tribal village to study its inhabitants.
- This country is basically uninhabitable and extremely inhospitable with the exception of the coastline.
- But it means you get this style of performance across the board that is people inhabiting characters rather than pretending to be people. Times, Sunday Times
- NSW Architecture Awards Announced: Gorgeous Oz-chitecture Balgowlah House by Reg Lark – Inhabitat about mission submit a story shop advertise with us support us press contact sign up NSW Architecture Awards Announced: Gorgeous Oz-chitecture Balgowlah House by Reg Lark – Inhabitat
- The people who inhabited America at that time were fighting an uphill battle. Times, Sunday Times
- What splendor and pulchritude, what symmetry in all things, what assets for the necessities of life have you not granted and assigned to this land and its inhabitants! Brotherhood of the Butterfly Net
- The 60 mostly uninhabited islands which comprise the group lie within an area only 20 miles square.
- Large and small white egrets, spoonbills, black cranes and the very rare lanner falcons are permanent inhabitants of the near-by, strictly protected bird reserve.
- This can be very important since some fish will inhabit silty area in preference to hard bottoms.
- This has been done on numerous occasions in the past by the Senate with regard to appointments by governors, and does NOT involve judging "qualifications" (age, citizenship, and inhabitancy) which was limited in Powell v. McCormack. Blago Does All Us A Favor