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Reside

/ɹɪˈzaɪd/

To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

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📖 Definitions of "Reside"

verb

1
To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
2
To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
3
To sink; to settle, as sediment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Reside"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
reposenoun	(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
dwellverb	(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
restnoun	(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
liveverb	(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
inhabitverb	(transitive) To live or reside in.
shacknoun	A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
populateverb	(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
peoplenoun	(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
lodge inverb	live (in a certain place)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reside"

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Word	Definition
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
dwellverb	(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
inhabitverb	(transitive) To live or reside in.
populateverb	(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
liveverb	(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
reposeverb	(intransitive) (also figurative) To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
peopleverb	(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
shackverb	To live (in or with); to shack up.
restverb	(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
lodge inverb	live (in a certain place)
settleverb	To conclude or resolve (something):
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
layverb	(transitive) To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
sojournverb	(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.
locateverb	(transitive) To find out where something is located.
remainverb	To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
inhabited	Having inhabitants; lived in.
lieverb	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
lived	(in combination) Having a specified duration of life.
residentnoun	A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.