Housed

Pronunciation: /haʊzd/

Definitions of housed

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

Example Sentences

A1 The bird is housed in a cage.

A2 The museum housed many ancient artifacts.

B1 The hotel housed guests from all over the world.

B2 The university campus housed various departments and research centers.

C1 The historic mansion housed a collection of priceless artwork.

C2 The research facility housed cutting-edge technology for scientific experiments.

Examples of housed in a Sentence

formal The museum housed a collection of rare artifacts.

informal The shelter housed over a hundred homeless individuals last night.

slang The party last weekend was housed in that huge mansion.

figurative Her heart was housed in a fortress of ice after the betrayal.

Grammatical Forms of housed

• past tense: housed
• plural: houses
• comparative: more housed
• superlative: most housed
• present tense: house
• future tense: will house
• perfect tense: have housed
• continuous tense: is housing
• singular: house
• positive degree: housed
• infinitive: to house
• gerund: housing
• participle: housing

Origin and Evolution of housed

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'housed' originated from the Old English word 'husian' which means to provide with a dwelling or shelter.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'housed' has evolved to encompass not just providing shelter but also the act of accommodating or lodging someone or something.