cohabit
cohabit [ koh-HAB-it ] | |
[ intransitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. to live together although not legally married 2. to coexist or dwell together 3. to share an intimate relationship | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
Couples could not cohabit in that self-righteous town without first getting married. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Jill Goldman, a family law expert at Thomas Eggar, said: "It is true that these days most people cohabit for a while before marriage and therefore, they are that much older on average when they marry than they would have been in the 1960s and 1970s and earlier. |
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