Engelsk

inhabitant

gb/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/ us/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
B2 Engelsk
~ 9500
Betydninger
0 betydninger
Substantiv formal B2 entity
1

person or animal living in a place

A person or animal that lives in a place for a long time or all the time.

Bruksmønster: an inhabitant of [a place]
Vanlig feil:
Learners sometimes say *"inhabitant in"* (e.g., *"an inhabitant in London"*). The natural pattern is *"an inhabitant of London"*. Another common confusion is between **inhabitant** (a person or animal) and **habitat** (the natural place where an animal or plant lives).
Synonymer
resident (More common and slightly less formal; usually refers to people, not animals.) | dweller (Often used in compounds like 'city-dweller'; sounds literary or descriptive.) | occupant (Focuses on someone who occupies a building or space, rather than a wider area.) | local (Informal, often used in speech to mean someone who lives in a particular area.)
Antonymer
visitor (Someone who comes to a place for a short time but does not live there.) | tourist (A short-term visitor, especially for holidays, not a long-term resident.) | outsider (Someone who does not belong to or live in a particular community or place.)
Ordkombinasjoner
local inhabitants |original inhabitants |native inhabitants |city inhabitants |inhabitants of the area |rural inhabitants
Temaer
society |geography |core_vocabulary |daily_life
Eksempler
  • The island has about 2,000 permanent inhabitants.
  • Many of the city's inhabitants were forced to leave during the war.
  • Desert inhabitants have adapted to survive with very little water.
  • The original inhabitants of the region lived by fishing and farming.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
  • Paris has more than two million inhabitants.
  • The inhabitants of this village all know each other.
  • In winter, the town has fewer inhabitants than in summer.
  • The first inhabitants of this land hunted animals for food.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
inhabitant
IPA
GB/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
US/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt/
Stavelser og trykk
in - hab - it - ant (4 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (hab)
Bøyingsformer
Noun
  • Base: inhabitant
  • Plural: inhabitants
Ordfamilie
Forms
inhabitants noun
Core family
inhabit verb B2
Related words
habitat noun B1 habitable adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uninhabited adjective uninhabitable adjective
Advanced or less common
habitation noun B2
Uttrykk

inhabitant of

1
/ɪnhˈæbɪtənt əv/
fixed phrase formal

used to show where someone lives

Used before the name of a place to say that a person or animal lives there.

Eksempler
  • She is an inhabitant of the coastal town of Brighton.
  • As an inhabitant of the capital, he is used to heavy traffic.
  • Every inhabitant of the island was invited to the meeting.

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