reside

[ri-zahyd]

verb (used without object)

resided, residing 

1. to dwell permanently or for a considerable time.

   She resides at 15 Maple Street.

   Synonyms: lodge, lodge, stay, sojourn, abide, live

2. (of things, qualities, etc.) to abide, lie, or be present habitually; exist or be inherent (usually followed byin ).

3. to rest or be vested, as powers, rights, etc. (usually followed byin ).

reside

/ rɪˈzaɪd /

verb

1. to live permanently or for a considerable time (in a place); have one's home (in)

   he now resides in London

2. (of things, qualities, etc) to be inherently present (in); be vested (in)

   political power resides in military strength

Other Word Forms

• resider noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reside¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English residen, from Middle French resider, from Latin residēre “to remain seated, rest, settle,” literally, “to sit back,” from re- re- + -sidēre, combining form of sedēre “to sit”; sit ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of reside¹

C15: from Latin residēre to sit back, from _re- + sedēre to sit

Example Sentences

And while about 20% of academy membership is global, the majority of those members reside in Europe.

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Shires would become so transfixed that she later hired a backgammon coach and joined a local league in Nashville, the city in which she resides.

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Leviticus 19: “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”

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Eduardo Bolsonaro, who resides in the US, claimed he received news of the charges through the press, and the timing of the announcement highlighted his "ongoing political persecution".

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Public records and police statements indicate that Tyler Robinson, the man authorities accused of killing the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University this week, resided in the area.

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Related Words

• consist 
• dwell 
• endure 
• inhabit 
• lie 
• locate 
• lodge 
• nest 
• occupy 
• populate 
• settle 
• squat