Reside

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reside \Re*side"\ (r?-z?d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resided}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Residing}.] [F. r['e]sider, L. residere; pref.
     re- re- + sedere to sit. See {Sit}. ]
     1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a
        settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have
        one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.


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              At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana.
                                                    --Shak.
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              In no fixed place the happy souls reside. --Dryden.
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     2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be
        as in attribute or element.
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              In such like acts, the duty and virtue of
              contentedness doth especially reside. --Barrow.
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     3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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     Syn: To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live;
          domiciliate; domicile.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reside
       v 1: make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in
            Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These
            people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted";
            "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {dwell}, {shack},
             {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
       2: live (in a certain place) [syn: {occupy}, {lodge in}]
       3: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {repose}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "reside":
     abide, abide in, anchor, be coextensive with, be comprised in,
     be constituted by, be contained in, be present in, berth, bide,
     billet at, bivouac, bunk, burrow, camp, cohabit, colonize,
     come to anchor, consist in, continue, dig, domesticate, domicile,
     domiciliate, doss down, drop anchor, dwell, dwell in, endure,
     ensconce, establish residence, exist, exist in, hang out, hive,
     inhabit, inhere, inhere in, keep house, lie, lie in, live, live at,
     locate, lodge, moor, move, nest, occupy, park, people, perch,
     populate, relocate, remain, repose in, reside in, rest in, room,
     roost, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down,
     sit down, squat, stand, stay, stay at, strike root, subsist in,
     take residence at, take root, take up residence, tenant