tenant
verb/ˈtenənt/
/ˈtenənt/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tenant | /ˈtenənt/ /ˈtenənt/ |
| he / she / it tenants | /ˈtenənts/ /ˈtenənts/ |
| past simple tenanted | /ˈtenəntɪd/ /ˈtenəntɪd/ |
| past participle tenanted | /ˈtenəntɪd/ /ˈtenəntɪd/ |
| -ing form tenanting | /ˈtenəntɪŋ/ /ˈtenəntɪŋ/ |
- tenant something to live or work in a place as a tenant
- a tenanted farm
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, literally ‘holding’, present participle of tenir, from Latin tenere.Definitions on the go
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