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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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has listed the sprawling Los Angeles ranch where he housed his horses for nearly $30 million—decades after abandoning controversial plans to transform the property with an enormous five-story riding facility.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
A younger left, as the statement says at the beginning: “We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities . . .”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"It's absolutely about that housing-first approach of getting people housed, but it's also about that support we provide as well."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The campus was donated to the U.S. government in the late 19th century as a permanent home for disabled soldiers of foreign wars and at times housed up to 4,000 veterans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
I ran my fingers down the spines of various CDs housed in a metal tower at least four feet tall.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
