Reside

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪd

Origin

From Old French resider, from Latin residere ("to remain behind, reside, dwell"), from re- ("back") + sedere ("to sit").

Full definition 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.
• 1913, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 6, The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, …
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.

Related terms

• residence
• residency
• resident
• residential

Anagrams

• desire
• eiders