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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary co·hab·it \\(ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət\\ intransitive verb ETYMOLOGY Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habēre to have — more at give
DATE circa 1530
1. to live together as or as if a married couple2. a. to live together or in company buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows — Biological Abstracts b. to exist together two strains in his philosophy…cohabit in each of his major works — Justus Buchler• co·hab·i·tant \\-bə-tənt\\ noun• co·hab·i·ta·tion \\(ˌ)kō-ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən\\ noun
cohabit
cohabit (v.) euphemism since c.1530 to describe a couple living together without benefit of marriage (see habitation).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cohabit
co·habit / kEu5hAbit; NAmE kou- / verb[V]
~ (with sb) (formal) (usually of a man and a woman 通常指男女) to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married
(无婚姻关系)同居
• co·hab·it·ation / 7kEu7hAbi5teiFn; NAmE 7kou- / noun [U]
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged co·hab·it\kōˈhabə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, dwell, from habitus, past participle of habēre to have — more at habit intransitive verb1. : to live together as or as if as husband and wife < cohabited without formal marriage >2. a. : to live together or in company < buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows — Biological Abstracts > b. : to be intimately together or in company < two strains in his philosophy … cohabit in each of his major works — Justus Buchler >transitive verb: to live together in < two closely related species of freshwater cottids … cohabit the Arrow lakes in British Columbia — Copeia >• co·hab·i·tant \-bəd.ənt, -bətə- also -bət ənt\ noun -s
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