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cohabit [kəʊˈhæbıt] VB intr

cohabit

(男女)同居 tóngjū

▶ cohabitation [ˌkəʊhæbıˈteıʃən] N

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Fifty-six percent found it appropriate to cohabit with a romantic partner after dating for a time between six months and two years. en.wikipedia.org

It has been compared to marriage, but merely governs the so-called property relationships between two or more people who are cohabiting. en.wikipedia.org

She met a peacock and the two later cohabited. en.wikipedia.org

The report also notes a trend toward rising public acceptance of cohabiting couples over the years. en.wikipedia.org

The use of the term is likely to have encouraged cohabiting couples to believe falsely that they enjoyed legal rights. en.wikipedia.org

This measure makes it illegal for any individuals cohabiting outside of a valid marriage to adopt or provide foster care to minors. en.wikipedia.org

The findings of one recent study, for example, suggest there may be less motivation for cohabiting partners to develop their conflict resolution and support skills. en.wikipedia.org

The emperor, over-awed with having to cohabit with these two powerful deities, set up separate enshrinements to house them. en.wikipedia.org

Where the parties are cohabiting and the husband insisted upon intercourse against his wife's will but without violence or threats this may reduce sentence. en.wikipedia.org

Contemporary objections to cohabiting couples center around three primary topics; religion, social pressure, and the effect of cohabitation on a child's development. en.wikipedia.org

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