inhabit B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #22770 Meanings 1 verb To live in a particular place. Polar bears inhabit the frozen regions of the Arctic. 2 verb To be present in something, such as a mind or place. Strange thoughts inhabited her mind that night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to live in a particular place. dwellliveoccupyreside 2 verb · to be present in something,... occupy Word family Forms inhabitedinhabitinginhabits Derived forms coinhabitinhabitabilityinhabitableinhabitancyinhabitationinhabiterinhabitorreinhabit Related forms inhabitant Etymology AI details From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare). enhabiter Old French inhabitare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inhabit **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈhæbɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 22770 ## Meanings 1. To live in a particular place. 2. To be present in something, such as a mind or place. ## Examples - Polar bears inhabit the frozen regions of the Arctic. - Strange thoughts inhabited her mind that night. ## Derived Forms - coinhabit - inhabitability - inhabitable - inhabitancy - inhabitation - inhabiter - inhabitor - reinhabit ## Related Forms - inhabitant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: enhabiter - Root: inhabitare ## Etymology From Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare). ## AI Etymology Inhabit comes from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitare (in + habitare). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown