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Verb
/kōˈhabit/,
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cohabits, 3rd person singular present; cohabited, past participle; cohabiting, present participle; cohabited, past tense;
  1. Live together and have a sexual relationship without being married

  2. Coexist
    • - animals that can cohabit with humans thrive
  1. share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
  2. (cohabitation) the act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)
  3. Cohabitation is an arrangement whereby two people decide to live together on a longterm or permanent basis in an emotionally and/or sexually intimate relationship. The term is most frequently applied to couples who are not married.
  4. (Cohabitation (politics)) Cohabitation in government occurs in semi-presidential systems, such as France's system, when the President is from a different political party than the majority of the members of parliament. ...
  5. to reside with another as if married or as a married couple; to coexist in common environs with; to engage in sexual intercourse; see coition
  6. (cohabitation) An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction; The act of living together; A place where two or more individuals reside together; The act of two species living together in the same habitat
  7. (Cohabitation) Unmarried persons living together as if married.
  8. (Cohabitation) Living with a person of the opposite sex as man and wife, but without being married.
  9. (Cohabitation) Living with another person in a "marriage-like relationship" while legally unmarried; shacking up; living in sin; playing house. See also "Marriage-like Relationship" and "Spouse."
  10. (Cohabitation) The act of living with someone. In some states, cohabitation may be grounds for the termination of support. In addition, some husbands and wives may agree when settling their case that cohabitation for a period of time will cause support to be terminated.
  11. (Cohabitation) The practice of two people living together that are not married.  Typically, this can become a major problem in a divorce case if the parties have children and one party does not agree, or if a spouse, receiving alimony decides to cohabitate in order to avoid marriage and ...
  12. (Co-habiting) A relationship between two people who choose to live together without marrying or forming a civil partnership.
  13. To live together without a legal marriage ceremony.
  14. to live together or in company with.