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to reside

to reside

91 3.0
To live in a particular place
  • verb
  • /rɪˈzaɪd/
translation icon : 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.