inhabiting

Meanings

• Verb

  To occupy or live in a place; reside.

  - "Animals inhabit different regions of the world."
  - "Humans have inhabited Earth for thousands of years."

• Verb

  To serve as the home or dwelling place for a particular species or organism.

  - "The Amazon rainforest is home to thousands of plant and animal species."
  - "This area is inhabited by bears."

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Synonyms

occupy , bedwell

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Variants

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inhabit , inhabitable , inhabited , inhabiter , inhabiters , inhabiting , inhabits

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Etymology

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The word 'inhabit' comes from the Latin word 'habitare', which means 'to dwell' or 'to live in'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest-inhabited place in the world is Damascus, Syria, which has been continuously inhabited for over 11,000 years.

2. The word 'inhabitant' comes from the Latin word 'habitans', which means 'dweller' or 'resident'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Residence: The state or condition of living in a particular place.

2. Home: A place where one lives and feels comfortable and secure.

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Culture

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The concept of inhabiting has been explored extensively in literature, particularly in works that deal with the themes of home, belonging, and identity. For example, in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', the hobbits are depicted as a people who take great pride in their homes and their land, and their sense of inhabiting their world is a central theme of the series.

How to Memorize "inhabiting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine living in a cozy cabin in the woods.
   - Visualize a family moving into a new house.
   - Think about the feeling of belonging to a place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'inhabit' with the idea of a home or dwelling place.
   - Think of the word 'reside' as a synonym for 'inhabit'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'inhabit' comes from the Latin word 'habitare', which means 'to dwell' or 'to live in'.
   - Use the acronym I-H-A-B-I-T to remember the definition: 'I' live 'H'ere 'A'nd 'B'elong 'I'n 'T'his place.

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