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to reside

to reside

91 3.0
To live in a particular place
  • verb
  • /rɪˈzaɪd/
: vivir en
  • Studer is a French national residing in Ireland.
  • reside in a country
  • population residing
  • reside in the US

Do not let your cell phone reside anywhere near your bed.

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Examples

  • -Where do you presently reside?

  • In fact, about 95 percent of all Palestinians residing in Jordan hold Jordanian citizenship and enjoy its benefits.

    Academic text (2013)
  • You have to reside in the state of that school, which makes sense.

  • This is where I reside now.

  • May wherever you reside be a holy place because of your presence.

  • This is where I reside.

  • - Where do you reside, Miss Crane?

  • Half a million Serbians reside in the US, Marvin.

  • This is David residing in Xiang Mai, Thailand.

  • In the summer, many tourists reside by the beach for a month.

Synonyms

to live
vsto reside
∞ 1.0

To have a home in a particular place

is about having your home somewhere rather than temporary presence
to settle
vsto reside
463 2.5

To live in a place, often for a long time

describes having a home without implying a starting or founding action
to stay at
vsto reside
450 2.0

To live somewhere for a short time, like a hotel or a friend's house

refers to having a home rather than short term accommodation
to occupy
vsto reside
79 3.0

To live in a place or have a home there

focuses on being based at a home rather than on the space itself
to inhabit
vsto reside
75 3.5

To live in a place like a house or area

is the general notion of having a home, not stressing permanence
to dwell
vsto reside
45 3.2

To live in a place such as a house or town

is the plain idea of having a home without special tone
to abide
vsto reside
  • Archaic
30 9.9

To live in a place

is the neutral modern term for having a home somewhere
to lodge in
vsto reside
15 3.7

To stay in a place often for a short time

means having a home there rather than staying only briefly

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

176 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

How Permanent

to settle
463 2.5
to reside
91 3.0
to live
∞ 1.9
to stay
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

reside infinitive
resided past
resided past participle
residing present participle
resides third person singular

Etymology

Reside comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and sedere 'to sit'. Think of it as 'sitting back' in one place, like a resident in a residence, so to reside somewhere is to live or have your home there.