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house-sit

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home-sit

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From house + sit, formed by analogy to babysit.