Spanish word

morar

Pronunciation

IPA/moˈɾaɾ/

Meaning

  • verblive

Example

Después de casarse, mora con su pareja.

After getting married, she lives with her partner.

Illustration for morar (live)

More examples

¿Con quién mora ahora tu abuelo?

Who does your grandfather live with now?

Core concept

Long-term habitation in a place.

Common phrases

  • mora en casa

    live at home

  • mora en el campo

    live in the countryside

Similar words

vivir: Resides day-to-day in a place, focused on routine domestic activities and habits.
instalarse: Relocates into a new home, equips it with essentials, and starts living there.
residir: Holds a registered residence at a given address, used for official or legal matters.

Definition in Spanish

Residir o vivir en un lugar, con frecuencia usado en contextos formales o literarios.

Word origin

From Latin morāri 'to remain', the verb acquires the sense 'to live' in Spanish and appears in related words like morada (dwelling) and morador (resident).

Usage tips

  • Morar typically takes en for location (morar en Madrid), and to indicate living with someone speakers favor vivir con rather than morar con.

Opposites

  • mudarsemoveverb

Related words

  • moradorresidentnoun
  • moradadwellingnoun

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