house-sitv.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊ(s)ˌsɪt/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle house-sat;

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, -sit comb. form.

Etymology: < house n.¹ + -sit comb. form, probably after house-sitter n. and house-sitting n.

Originally U.S.

intransitive. To live in or look after a house while the usual occupants are away, often as a commercial service. Also transitive: to look after (a house) in this way.

ΚΠ

1969 Pop. Mech. Feb. 183/2 Your next-door neighbor might ‘house sit’ for you when you're away.

1971 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Sept. 35/3 (advt.) University couple will house sit, repair, etc...for moderate rent.

1984 E. Jong Parachutes & Kisses xviii. 296 Bean was house-sitting for her in Connecticut.

1989 T. Berger Changing Past iii. 154 She house-sat the apartment of a traveling relative and paid no rent.

2001 Cult Times Feb. 34/1 They had been housesitting while I was away working out of the country.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	house-sit
释义	house-sitv. Brit. /ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/, U.S. /ˈhaʊ(s)ˌsɪt/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle house-sat; Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: house n.¹, -sit comb. form. Etymology: < house n.¹ + -sit comb. form, probably after house-sitter n. and house-sitting n. Originally U.S. intransitive. To live in or look after a house while the usual occupants are away, often as a commercial service. Also transitive: to look after (a house) in this way. ΚΠ 1969 Pop. Mech. Feb. 183/2 Your next-door neighbor might ‘house sit’ for you when you're away. 1971 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 Sept. 35/3 (advt.) University couple will house sit, repair, etc...for moderate rent. 1984 E. Jong Parachutes & Kisses xviii. 296 Bean was house-sitting for her in Connecticut. 1989 T. Berger Changing Past iii. 154 She house-sat the apartment of a traveling relative and paid no rent. 2001 Cult Times Feb. 34/1 They had been housesitting while I was away working out of the country. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1969
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