Definition

Verb: 1. To live in a particular place as one's permanent or usual dwelling: To have one's home in a specific location, often implying a degree of permanence or official status. 2. To be present or inherent in something; to be vested in or belong to: Used to describe where a quality, right, or power is fundamentally located or where it originates.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (to live in a place):
  • She resides in a small village in the countryside.
  • The artist resided in Paris for most of his creative life.
  • Where do you currently reside?
• Verb (to be inherent or vested in):
  • The power to declare war resides in Congress.
  • The true beauty of the poem resides in its simplicity.
  • The main difficulty resides in the lack of reliable data.

Advanced Usage

• "to reside in/within": This is the standard construction for both meanings. For the first meaning, it is followed by a location. For the second, it is followed by an abstract concept or entity.
  • The authority to approve the budget resides within the finance committee.
• "residing" (present participle/adjective): Used to describe someone who lives in a place or a quality that is present.
  • The residing ambassador will host the event.
  • The residing problem is one of communication.

Variants and Related Words

• Residence (n): The place where one lives; a house or home. Also, the fact of living in a place.
  • He took up residence in a new apartment.
• Resident (n/adj):
  • (n) A person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis.

    • She is a resident of New York City.
  • (adj) Living somewhere on a long-term basis.

    • The resident population has grown.
• Residency (n): The fact of living in a place. Also, a period of advanced medical training.
  • He fulfilled the residency requirement for citizenship.

Synonyms

• Live: The most common and general synonym for "reside" in the sense of dwelling.
• Dwell: A more formal or literary synonym for "reside" or "live."
• Inhabit: Often used for animals or populations occupying an area, but can be used for people.
• Occupy: To live in or use a building or space.
• Be vested in / Lie in: Synonyms for the abstract meaning of "reside" (where power or quality is located).

Related Phrases

• Permanent residence: The status of legally living in a country indefinitely.
  • She applied for permanent residence.
• Place of residence: The official address where someone lives.
  • Please state your current place of residence on the form.

Verb

1. be inherent or innate in;
2. live (in a certain place)
   • She resides in Princeton
   • he occupies two rooms on the top floor
3. make one's home in a particular place or community
   • may parents reside in Florida