house-sit
English
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/
Verb
house-sit (third-person singular simple present house-sits, present participle house-sitting, simple past and past participle house-sat)
- (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.
- I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
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- I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.
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