house
noun
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
housed
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past participleof house.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof house.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
housenouna building in which people live; residence for human beings.
Example Sentences
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France and Britain housed small communities from former colonies—an immigration pattern so mundane that 1960s France let citizens of former West African colonies fly into Paris without a passport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The prison housed 4,100 inmates, about four times its capacity, an issue common across the country's jails.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Truelove’s mental illness, his half-sister said, made it difficult for him to perform basic tasks, such as getting a job, paying bills or staying housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the gallery, which once housed France's crown jewels, reopened without any on display.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Normally, the second floor housed twenty patients that needed long-term care on straw mats covered with blankets.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
