house²/haz; haʊz/ v [T] 1 to provide someone with a place to live 给…提供住所: a program to house the homeless 无家可归者的住屋安置计划 2 if a building houses something, it is kept there 储存，存放: The new building will house the college's art collection. 新的大楼将存放学院的艺术藏品。