reside

C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #18341

Meanings

1

verb
To live in a particular place.

They now reside in a small village by the sea.
2

verb
To be present in or belong to something, especially as a quality or power.

Real power resides with the voters, not the politicians.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to live in a particular place. occupy domicile

2 verb · to be present in or belong... repose

More abide bedwell belive dwell haunt inhabit live stay

Opposites

leave vacate wander

Word family

Forms residedresidesresiding

Derived forms nonresiding

Related forms abidecoresidedwell live residence residency resident residential stay

Etymology

From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”).

*sed- Proto-Indo-European residen Middle English resider Old French resideō Latin

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# reside

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈzaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 18341

## Meanings
1. To live in a particular place.
2. To be present in or belong to something, especially as a quality or power.

## Examples
- They now reside in a small village by the sea.
- Real power resides with the voters, not the politicians.

## Synonyms
- abide
- bedwell
- belive
- dwell
- haunt
- inhabit
- live
- occupy
- stay

## Antonyms
- leave
- vacate
- wander

## Derived Forms
- nonresiding

## Related Forms
- abide
- coreside
- dwell
- live
- residence
- residency
- resident
- residential
- stay

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-
- Root: residen
- Root: resider
- Root: resideō

## Etymology
From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”).

## AI Etymology
Reside comes from Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”). The historical chain includes *sed- (Proto-Indo-European), residen (Middle English), resider (Old French), and resideō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as nonresiding and related forms such as abide, coreside, and dwell. In present use it covers to live in a particular place and to be present in or belong to something, especially as a quality or power.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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