lodge in

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Definition

Verb (transitive and intransitive): 1. To live in or occupy a place, especially temporarily or as a resident. This use often implies residing in a specific, sometimes provided, location. 2. To become fixed or embedded in a place or thing. This meaning describes something, often a physical object or a thought, becoming stuck or implanted.

Usage and Examples
  • Verb (to reside):
    • During the summer, students often lodge in university dormitories.
    • The ambassador lodges in the official residence provided by the government.
  • Verb (to become fixed):
    • The memory of that day lodged in her mind forever.
    • A fish bone lodged in his throat, causing him to cough.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be lodged in" (passive voice): Commonly used to describe the state of being fixed or situated somewhere.
    • The bullet was lodged in the wall.
    • The suspicion was firmly lodged in the detective's thoughts.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lodge (verb): The base form, meaning to provide someone with a place to stay, to live somewhere temporarily, or to become stuck.
    • The society will lodge the visiting scholars.
    • The seed lodged itself in the crack.
  • Lodging (noun): A place to live, often temporary.
    • He found cheap lodging near the station.
Synonyms
  • Reside: To live in a particular place (more permanent connotation).
  • Occupy: To live or work in a room, building, or area.
  • Dwell: To live in or at a specified place (formal/literary).
  • Embed: To fix something firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass (for the "fixed" meaning).
  • Stick: To become fixed in one place and difficult to move.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Lodge against: To formally make a complaint or accusation.
    • They decided to lodge a complaint against the company.
  • Lodge with: To stay temporarily at someone's house.
    • I lodged with my aunt while looking for an apartment.
Related Idioms
  • To lodge a protest: To make a formal protest.
    • The community lodged a protest with the city council.
Verb
  1. live (in a certain place)
    • She resides in Princeton
    • he occupies two rooms on the top floor

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