"house-sit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/ [Canada] Forms: house-sits [present, singular, third-person], house-sitting [participle, present], house-sat [participle, past], house-sat [past]
Etymology: house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|house|sit}} house + sit, {{m|en|babysit}} babysit Head templates: {{en-verb|house-sits|house-sitting|house-sat}} house-sit (third-person singular simple present house-sits, present participle house-sitting, simple past and past participle house-sat)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) 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. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: housesit, house sit
    Sense id: en-house-sit-en-verb-jGUW7zji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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