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/ˈhaʊsˌsɪt/ · verb
(ambitransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence..
I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
I’m house-sitting my uncle’s place in San Rafael for a few months.
Use house-sit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
House-sit means (ambitransitive) To live temporarily in someone else's home, or to attend it regularly, for the purpose of protecting and tending to it in the owner's or tenant's absence..
Common synonyms include home-sit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I'm house-sitting for my friends while they're on vacation in France.
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