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reside

Syllables: re·sideUK/ɹɪˈzaɪd//ɹɪˈzaɪd/

reside verb: to dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

Verb

reside (third-person singular simple present resides, present participle residing, simple past and past participle resided)

  1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
    • […] And the delighted ſpirit / To die in fierie floods, or to recide / In thrilling Region of thicke-ribbed Ice […]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • 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, […]1913, Robert Barr, chapter 6, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
  2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
    • […] for Cogitation / Reſides not in that man, that do’s not thinke […]c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  3. To sink; to settle, as sediment.
    • […] The madding Winds are huſh’d, the Tempeſts ceaſe, / And every rolling Surge resides in Peace.a. 1729, William Congreve, “The Birth of the Muse”, in The Works of Mr. William Congreve, volume III, London: J. and R. Tonson and S. Drape, published 1753, page 222

Proper noun capitalized: Reside

Reside

  1. A surname.

reside meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

reside in Hindi

to dwell permanently or for a considerable time
रहना rahnā, बसना basnā

reside in Tamil

வசி, குடியிரு, வாழுதல்

reside in Urdu

to dwell permanently or for a considerable time
رَہْنا rahnā, بَسْنا basnā

reside in Bengali

বাস করা
More languagesFewer languages
reside in Telugu
నివసించు nivasiñcu
reside in Malayalam
പാർക്കുക pāṟkkuka, തങ്ങുക taṅṅuka
reside in Kannada
ಊರು, ನೆಲಸು, ನೆಲೆಸು, ವಾಸಮಾಡು
reside in Sanskrit
क्षेति kṣeti, वसति vasati
reside in Pashto
اوسېدل osedə́l
reside in Arabic
أَقَامَ ʔaqāma, سَكَنَ sakana, عَاشَ ʕāša
reside in Indonesian
tinggal, menetap
reside in Thai
สิงสถิต sǐng-sà-tìt, อาศัย aa-sǎi, ประทับ bprà-táp, สิง sǐng
reside in Vietnamese
cư trú, định cư, ở, lưu trú
reside in Myanmar
နေ ne

Examples of reside in a sentence

  • "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."
  • It was on this "beautiful terrace" that "George III, and the royal family resided".
  • More specifically, Fastello is said to address those Ghibellines who resided in the Valdarno area.

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Synonyms of reside

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of reside

Forms of reside

third-person singular presentresides
present participleresiding
past participleresided
pastresided

Past tense of reside: resided

Origin of reside

From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”).

Words formed from reside

Words that rhyme with reside

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Questions about reside

What does reside mean?
Reside means to dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
What is reside in Hindi?
Reside in Hindi is रहना (rahnā), बसना (basnā). See Reside meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is reside?
Reside can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce reside?
Reside is pronounced /ɹɪˈzaɪd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of reside?
The past tense of reside is resided.

Words near reside in the dictionary

  1. resiaunt
  2. resiaunts
  3. resibufagenin
  4. resibufogenin
  5. resid
  6. reside
  7. resided
  8. residence
  9. residence hall
  10. residence halls
  11. residence permit

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: reside (page history and authors); Reside (page history and authors); reside (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reside (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); തങ്ങുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); reside (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اوسېدل (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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