past and past participle
Gave people, animals, or things a place to live, stay, or be kept, or was given such a place.
The shelter housed fifty families.
The horses were housed in the barn.
American English
How to pronounce housed
verbB1Very common word
HOWZD
/haʊzd̚/
One syllable.
Form of house
Gave people, animals, or things a place to live, stay, or be kept, or was given such a place.
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Useful expressions
in or near a person's home
We met at Maria's house.
a party held in a private home
They're having a house party tonight.
searching for a home to buy
We're house hunting this weekend.
Related words & forms
In housing, the final e disappears: housing, not houseing.