house-sit en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/
Etymology
From house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence.
I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| house-sitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| house sit | alternative | lexicographic | |
| house-sitted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | uncommon | lexicographic |
| house-sitted | Tense=Past | uncommon | lexicographic |
| house-sits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| house-sat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| house-sat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| housesit | alternative | lexicographic |