How to pronounce“tenant”in English
IPA/ˈtɛ.nənt/
Syllableste·nant
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noun
One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
“Long even before the last tenant had occupied it, the room had been regarded with fear and aversion, and the end of that last tenant had in no way lightened the gloom that hung about the place.”
noun
One who has possession of any place.
“c. 1782-1783, William Cowper, Joy in Martyrdom sweet tenants of this grove”
verb
To hold as, or be, a tenant.
Synonyms:lodge
verb
To inhabit.
“His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at the side with rusty clasps.”