in ‧ hab ‧ it /ɪnˈhæbət, ɪnˈhæbɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: enhabiter , from Latin habitare ; ⇨ ↑ habitation ]
if animals or people inhabit an area or place, they live there SYN live :
The woods are inhabited by many wild animals.
inhabited islands
—inhabitable adjective
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Inhabit is mainly used in formal or scientific contexts. In everyday English, people usually say someone lives in a place:
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Millions of people live in these shantytowns.
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THESAURUS
▪ live to have your home somewhere:
He lives with his parents.
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Where do you live?
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Do you like living in Tokyo?
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Jo lives next to a busy road.
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Judy lives in that nice house on the corner.
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How do you like living in the city again after so many years away from it?
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In 1905 Russell was living at 4 Ralston Street.
▪ be from/come from use this when talking about the country, city, or area where you usually live:
My name’s Sharon and I’m from Harlow.
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The man is believed to be from somewhere in the north of England.
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‘Where are you from?’ ‘I’m from Japan.’
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The winner came from Australia.
▪ inhabit if a group of people or animals inhabit an area, they live there. Used especially in written descriptions:
The island is mainly inhabited by sheep.
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Some tribes still inhabit the more remote mountains and jungles of the country.
▪ reside formal to live in a particular country, city etc:
She now resides in the US.
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Miss Badu grew up in Dallas but now resides in Brooklyn.
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At that time there were many American writers residing in Paris.
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Miss Tonelli, how exactly did you come to reside at your current address?
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The government bureau has prepared a booklet for US citizens residing abroad.
▪ grow up to live somewhere when you are a child or teenager:
This is the neighborhood where my father grew up.
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I grew up on a farm in South Africa.