habiter — meaning in English

English meaning

• inhabit verb To live in a place.
• live verb To be alive; to have life.
• occupy verb To live in, use, or take up a space.
• reside verb To live somewhere on a permanent or long-term basis.

Senses

habiter is used for these senses in English:

• live (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
• live (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
• occupy To live or reside in.
• reside To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

live — full definition

1. verb To be alive; to have life.
2. verb To reside somewhere; to make one's home in a place.
3. verb To spend one's life in a particular way, or to experience life fully.
4. adj Alive, or currently active/in use (as opposed to recorded, tested, or switched off).
5. adj Broadcast or performed in real time, in front of an audience, rather than pre-recorded.

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