reside

[ ri-zahyd ]

/ rɪˈzaɪd /

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verb (used without object), re·sid·ed, re·sid·ing.

to dwell permanently or for a considerable time: She resides at 15 Maple Street.

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

to rest or be vested, as powers, rights, etc. (usually followed by in).

OTHER WORDS FOR reside

1 live, abide; sojourn, stay, lodge.

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Origin of reside

1425–75; late Middle English residen<Middle French resider<Latin residēre, equivalent to re-re- + -sidēre, combining form of sedēre to sit¹

OTHER WORDS FROM reside

re·sid·er, noun

Words nearby reside

Reshevsky, reship, reshore, Resht, reshuffle, reside, residence, residence time, residency, resident, resident alien

Other definitions for reside (2 of 2)

re-side

[ verb ree-sahyd; noun ree-sahyd ]

/ verb riˈsaɪd; noun ˈriˌsaɪd /

verb (used with object), re-sid·ed, re-sid·ing.

to replace the siding on (a building).

verb (used without object), re-sid·ed, re-sid·ing.

to apply new siding, as to a house.

noun

a piece or section of siding: to put backing material on the re-sides.

Origin of re-side

First recorded in 1905–10

How to use reside in a sentence

Simply put, it’s the range where the most successful women in tennis reside.
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A former Obama administration official, he resides with his husband in the Logan Circle neighborhood.
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The number could actually be much higher because the “30,000 who have left the Republican Party reside in just a few states that report voter registration data, and information about voters switching between parties, on a weekly basis.”
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In northwest Amazonia reside 20 or so tribes, or language groups, known collectively as the Tukanoans.
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Laura Walsh resides in Ocean Beach and is the policy coordinator for the Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego County chapter.
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The more than 50,000 who reside in West Point live mostly in shacks made of zinc with rusted tin roofs.
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McCain said that ISIS held American-made Howitzer cannons had come within range of Erbil, where U.S. personnel reside.
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The vehicles were approaching Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan, were many U.S. diplomatic and military personnel reside.
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The Registry regularly produces tables of how many people officially reside in each settlement.
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They reside in countries as diverse as Norway, Jordan, Honduras, Singapore, Denmark, and Brazil.
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We will suppose a case for argument: In this city reside, two colored families, of three sons and three daughters each.
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Yet sheep-folds imply that their Arab owners would occasionally reside near its ruins.
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She was a niece of William Pitt, and abandoned civilized society to reside among Arabs, over whom she acquired great command.
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Both deities are said to have continued to reside in these waters down to the present day.
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I also give and bequeath to my beloved wife the dwelling-house and lot on which I now reside.
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British Dictionary definitions for reside

reside

/ (rɪˈzaɪd) /

verb (intr) formal

to live permanently or for a considerable time (in a place); have one's home (in)he now resides in London

(of things, qualities, etc) to be inherently present (in); be vested (in)political power resides in military strength

Derived forms of reside

resider, noun

Word Origin for reside

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

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