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reside

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re·side  (r-zd)
intr.v. re·sid·ed, re·sid·ing, re·sides
1. To live in a place permanently or for an extended period.
2. To be inherently present; exist: the potential energy that resides in flowing water.
3. To be vested, as a power or right: the authority that resides in the Supreme Court.

[Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin residre, to remain behind, reside : re-, re- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

re·sider n.

reside [rɪˈzaɪd]
vb (intr) Formal
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
[from Latin residēre to sit back, from re- + sedēre to sit]
resider  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.reside - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
2.reside - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
move in - occupy a place; "The crowds are moving in"
stay at - reside temporarily; "I'm staying at the Hilton"
squat - occupy (a dwelling) illegally
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
crash - occupy, usually uninvited; "My son's friends crashed our house last weekend"
3.reside - be inherent or innate in;
inhere in, attach to - be part of; "This problem inheres in the design"

reside
verb
1. (Formal) live, lodge, dwell, have your home, remain, stay, settle, abide, hang out (informal), sojourn She resides with her invalid mother.
live visit, holiday in
2. be present, lie, exist, consist, dwell, abide, rest with, be intrinsic to, inhere, be vested Happiness does not reside in money.
Translations
reside [rɪˈzaɪd] VI (frm) → residir, vivir
to reside in or with (fig) → residir en
the problem resides thereahí radica el problema
reside [rɪˈzaɪd] vi (= live) → résider
reside in
vt fus
(= be present in) [quality] → résider dans
(= belong to) [power, right] → résider dans
reside
vi
(form: = live) → seinen Wohnsitz haben; (monarch, ambassador etc)residieren
(fig form) to reside in somethingin etw (dat)liegen; the power resides with the Presidentdie Macht liegt or ruht beim Präsidenten
reside [rɪˈzaɪd] vi (frm) → risiedere (fig) (power, authority) to reside in or withessere nelle mani di
reside [rɪˈzaɪd] vi (frm) → risiedere (fig) (power, authority) to reside in or withessere nelle mani di


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If she could afford to reside as a lodger in--vicarage, she would choose that house before all others as the place of her abode; but not being so circumstanced, she would never come under its roof, except as an occasional visitor: unless sickness or calamity should render her assistance really needful, or until age or infirmity made her incapable of maintaining herself.
And there will I not reside and abide where every one spitteth and speweth: that is now MY taste,--rather would I live amongst thieves and perjurers.
To return to the description of the coast: sixty leagues from Suaquem is an island called Mazna, only considerable for its ports, which make the Turks reside upon it, though they are forced to keep three barks continually employed in fetching water, which is not to be found nearer than at a distance of twelve miles.
 
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