wonen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
• haunt verb Of a ghost or spirit, to appear regularly in a particular place.
• inhabit verb To live in a place.
• live verb To be alive; to have life.
• populate verb To live in a place and make up its inhabitants.
• reside verb To live somewhere on a permanent or long-term basis.
• wone noun A house, home, habitation, dwelling.

Senses

wonen is used for these senses in English:

• abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
• abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
• abide (intransitive, obsolete) To wait in expectation. [mid-12th–mid-17th c.]
• haunt (intransitive, now, rare) To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
• inhabit (transitive) To live or reside in.
• live (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
• populate (transitive) To live in; to inhabit.
• reside To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

abide — full definition

1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

haunt — full definition

1. verb Of a ghost or spirit, to appear regularly in a particular place.
2. verb To trouble or prey on someone's mind persistently.
3. noun A place someone visits often; a regular hangout.

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